I struggle with whether we should cut off aid to Uganda or not.

Whose idea was it for this specific program? I have read the legislation.

I think the Agency and Congress need to think through the U.S. Government's moral responsibilities to any American, even a lowly contractor, that it puts into harms way by ordering them to engage in programs that are illegal under the host…

I have seen some nice press releases, but I have not seen any steps that would actually get him out.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and it is an important reminder of the ongoing problem of sexual assault in our nation. The Violence Against Women Act, VAWA, which first passed in 1994, has had an astounding impact…

today I am particularly proud of my home State, as we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the passage of Vermont's law guaranteeing marriage equality. Throughout history, Vermont has taken a leadership role in America's journey to build a…

Is this a priority? Because I really worry that we're going to reach such a tipping point that justice will just be totally denied.

the Vermont Commission on Women this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. Established in 1964 by Vermont Governor Philip Hoff, the commission was established in response to a challenge presented by President Kennedy, urging every State in…

Madam Chair, I appreciate what you've said and what Senator Shaheen said earlier about what I've been doing up in Vermont.

yesterday afternoon a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives passed Senate legislation to provide loan guarantees to Ukraine and to impose sanctions on certain Ukrainian and Russian officials. This legislation comes at a time…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture motion The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under…

Your excellent U.S. Attorney in Vermont, Tris Coffin, has worked with the local and State.

We actually did this in a thing called The Place, in Burlington, Vermont, for 7 or 8 years, back in the late '60s and early '70s.

I was encouraged the Department of Justice requested a $17 million to support an additional 35 Immigration Judge teams.

It's important to our system in the United States that the powerful don't pay a fine while the ordinary person goes to prison.

the Nation's immigration courts are understaffed--you've got 32 vacancies, nearly half of the 200 immigration judges eligible for retirement, pending caseload has grown by 50 percent.

I am concerned about the large and expanding docket of our Nation's immigration court system.

The heroin crisis is sweeping America.

I think we all know we have to not only rethink our approach to security because of the changes in the world and our fiscal policy, but it is probably something that we should do all the time anyway.

I hope there will be an understanding that sometimes these cuts are pennywise and pound foolish.

By not replacing the sequester this year, we are foregoing $56 billion that could be invested in programs to grow our economy.

What steps will the Department take to ensure that rural communities are not put at a disadvantage when applying for grants?

last week, I called on members of the Senate to come together and support reauthorization of the Justice for All Act, a bipartisan law that increased resources devoted to DNA and other forensic technology, established safeguards to prevent…

I don't think it is as active as would be possible.

last Thursday the Senate voted to end the filibuster on the nomination of John Owens of California to a judicial emergency vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. This is the longest running vacancy in our entire…