I’m leading this legislation with Senator Padilla to protect the fundamental right to free speech.

Being in the minority is a difficult dynamic for us, but I’m seeing the Republicans start to move a little bit.

He’s got a lot of controversies, but that’s been out there.

Being a journalist is more dangerous today than at any time in history.

Our democracy depends ultimately on protecting and preserving the right of individual citizens to pick their politicians, not intensifying the control that politicians have about who the voters are that they will permit to be involved in…

Mr. President, every single one of us--every Member of the U.S. Senate, my fellow Vermonters, all Americans, people around the world--are absolutely thrilled by the cease-fire in Gaza.

There's a number of Republican and Democratic senators who are seeing what a disaster this will be for families that they represent.

It would require that President Trump play a major role in this, because he has such influence over the Republican majority in the House and even in the Senate.

A farmer in Vermont, their premium is going to go from $900 a month to $3,200, a month.

What’s at stake here is the separation of powers. That’s been hijacked not by an emergency but by a presidential whim.

At least we’re on the same page talking about the same problem.

That was done deliberately, not just to cut spending, but to signal that Trump wants a shutdown.

It’s a war crime to starve a population to get what you want from your enemy.

As the Senate's only former public defender, I know how important federal support is to live up to our constitutional guarantee of the right to counsel.

Donald Trump has made it his personal mission to limit transparency and accountability, and the State Department’s upcoming human rights report — or what remains of it — will certainly reflect that.

We are deeply concerned that you may have failed to alert your personnel — or investors — of the immense legal risks they face.

As a result, we are deeply concerned that you may have failed to alert your personnel — or investors — of the immense legal risks they face for conducting what amounts to military operations on behalf of the Israeli government on land…

Vermonters really love Canadians, and are very upset about what has happened to the relationships that many of our businesses have built up over the years.

Canada understandably is furious and hurt by the way they’ve been treated by the U.S., and that has affected Vermont’s hospitality industry.

A stagnant federal minimum wage only adds fuel to the fire. Every hard-working American deserves a living wage that helps put a roof over their head and food on the table — $7.25 an hour doesn't even come close.

We’re in the midst of a severe affordability crisis, with families in red and blue states alike struggling to afford necessities.

Times have changed, and working families deserve a wage that reflects today’s financial reality.

We're in the midst of a severe affordability crisis, with families in red and blue states alike struggling to afford necessities like housing and groceries.

Kennedy has exceeded my low expectations.

it's hard, in many ways, to see how we could do worse.