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

first of all, I want to thank the senior Senator from California not just for his leadership on protecting the voting rights of all citizens in this country but for his work as the California Secretary of State, where he gained a…

I want to support everything that my colleague, the ranking member of the Finance Committee, just said about these tariffs. I want to make two points about the tariffs--one, the tariffs themselves, and then second, the congressional…

I totally support the comments of the minority whip. It is 100 days, and it is time to assess. Whatever you may say about President Trump and the stated goals, there is an obligation to act functionally to achieve those goals. Stating you…

That was one of those votes where I voted the way I thought was the right vote, but I couldn’t tell you with certainty that I was confident I was right.

it has been 3\1/2\ years since August 30, 2021, when the last American forces withdrew from Afghanistan. The withdrawal was, by any objective measure, a total fiasco. However, the Biden administration does deserve some credit for…

The Social Services Block Grant was a program set up by President Reagan. It was a Republican proposal for funding social services, and it was embraced by Democrats. It is in danger of being killed. This is an anchor for communities across…

It should not be put on the block to be a funding source for tax cuts for billionaires. I ask for a ``yea'' vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Idaho.

I call up my amendment No. 1661 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Vermont [Mr. Welch] proposes an…

I am really delighted to be here with my colleagues Senator Klobuchar and Senator Warnock. I know it is an incredibly important issue for all of America. It is not a red State, blue State situation. It is about something that is near and…

I fully support the resolution of Senator Kaine, and I want to make three points. No. 1, should Congress continue to abdicate its constitutional responsibility, ceding it to the Executive? No. 2, I want to talk about the total…

There’s a real abdication by Congress of its own authority.

I rise today to recognize Duncan McDougall, who stepped down as the executive director of the Children's Literacy Foundation after 25 years leading the nonprofit organization that he founded. Duncan started CLiF in his garage in Waterbury…

Thank you. Senator, I have been listening to many of your hours of speech. You are talking about immigration now, and I have another question about the immigration policy. You know, I think all of us understand that it is absolutely…

But when you control your borders, you also have the opportunity to have an immigration policy that the Congress and the President think will benefit the American people. That benefits us, of course, if there is security at the border, but…

Thank you, Senator Wyden. Mr. President, when I talk to Vermonters, as I am sure when you talk to Tennesseeans, everyday, hard-working people at the end of the month are struggling to pay their bills. It is expensive. And people are…

I want to thank my colleagues. You know, this issue of the environment is being completely--completely--ignored. Worse than that, the problems we have in our environment are being intensified by what the Trump administration is doing. You…

as you know, in 1791, our Nation's Founders had the boldness to ratify the First Amendment to the Constitution. At the time, it was an extremely radical concept--protecting our fundamental individual freedoms to religion, to speech, to…

I want to speak about the reckless tariffs that the Trump administration, Donald Trump, is inflicting on the American consumer, the American worker, American businesses--especially with respect to Canada. Canada is Vermont's largest…

thank you, and I thank my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, for coming to the floor today in support of our continued support for Ukraine. I was heartened to hear today that President Zelenskyy is on board with the U.S. ceasefire…

I was absent from the Senate on March 3, 2025. Had I been present for rollcall vote No. 100 on S.9, I would have voted no. This legislation is a gross overreach of Federal authority on mandating State action. It does not in fact protect…

I was absent from the Senate on March 3, 2025. Had I been present for rollcall vote No. 99 on the nomination of Linda McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Secretary of Education, I would have voted no. As Secretary, Mrs. McMahon will be a…

every President of the United States has a right to review and realign programs funded by Congress, but only if the President acts in a way that complies with the law. In the past 5 weeks, President Trump, Elon Musk, and Secretary of State…

I acknowledge that he won and he’s got the right to use all the executive authority to pursue his policies. He doesn’t have a right to exceed constitutional authority.

He doesn’t have a right to exceed constitutional authority.