Vermont is known far and wide as a tourist destination for all seasons. From our celebrated ski slopes to our stunning and world-renowned fall foliage, Vermont draws travelers from near and far, from nearby States and from Canada, our…

as the Senate continues to consider nominees to lead Federal agencies, I am concerned that once again there is a nominee before us with a stunning lack of expertise to run an agency that affects so many American lives. Seema Verma is…

there are a couple of issues that I will speak on, but I was asked earlier this morning about what President Trump has tweeted, basically charging former President Obama with having spied on him in a way that would be plainly illegal. Of…

today I am honored to recognize a Vermont treasure, Dr. Robert Backus of Grace Cottage Hospital, who is retiring after nearly four decades of dedicated service to the rural community of Townshend, VT. Dr. Backus, or ``Dr. B'' as his…

I think the medical research is one of the most vital things in our country.

the same Federal privacy protections and enforcement mechanisms that apply to proprietary set-top boxes today should apply to third-party navigation systems as well.

today, I have reintroduced legislation to protect Americans from being stripped of their legal rights by little known clauses that are now hidden in an alarming number of contracts. When we enter into agreements to obtain cell phone…

Medical research holds tremendous promise and is responsible for breakthroughs with diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's.

You can't hit a pause button on research.

We cannot have a small minority in the Congress block what we need to do.

Unfortunately, the progress we have made is in jeopardy as medical research funding and so many other programs are in the crosshairs for fiscal year 2018.

I remain committed to doing more to protect investors to root out fraud within the program, increasing fraud investigations, requiring additional oversight.

We should not talk as though we do not have the power to do it.

You can't let these proposed rules be diluted or discarded, because this thing will just spin out of control.

$25 billion for a wall or the Mexican border which will have to come from somewhere in here, a huge increase in defense spending.

President Trump has proposed a different approach. He wants to make deep cuts to domestic programs to pay for increased defense spending and to build a misguided and expensive wall on our southern border.

The worst abusers of a government program should not be given veto power over its reform.

the whole project of deployment and deterrence is implemented right now.

I think that supporting the independence of our friends and allies when they are under a threat of attack is in the United States' national interest.

Do I agree with the President in saying we should have a constructive relationship with Russia rather than an adversarial one? Yes, if that is possible.

today we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Established on March 6, 1867, its powers are rooted in article I, section 9 of our Constitution, which states, ``No money shall be drawn from the treasury…

We know the stakes involved.

Get out the checkbook.

We need an independent investigation into Russia's interference in our election.

It is also the benefit of hearing directly from the representatives of countries that have experienced Russia's military aggression.