I think we really need to think about this in the sense of protocols that need to be established.

In the State of Washington, nearly half of the reported deaths have been in long-term care facilities.

when the first PPP checks went out, during the Trump administration, there clearly were problems.

I think the CHIPS Act is a really positive step in that regard. It is a good first step.

Thank you, Chairman Manchin and Ranking Member Barrasso, for this important hearing.

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I don't plan to speak long, but listening to my colleagues, I just wanted to make a few points. Our former colleague, Representative Becerra, spent much time in the Congress--I think 12 terms--much of that in a position focusing on…

I personally think that that takes a level of investment.

Price gouging should not be tolerated in these kinds of emergencies.

I think we just need better tools to protect consumers and businesses from these kinds of spikes in rate.

My colleague, Ranking Member Wicker, has been consistently pointing out how critical this Agreement is and to get an agreement where we can move forward.

I hope that we will look at that. I also hope you prioritize the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield Agreement and the free flow of data across borders.

I come to the floor to talk about the American Rescue Plan, but following my colleague from Washington and in the presence of the Senator from Vermont, I just want to thank them for how hard they have fought for an increase in the minimum…

the sun is coming up in Washington, DC, and we have to spend all night debating policy and questions to arrive at this moment, at 6 a.m., with an amendment that is literally robbing Peter to pay Paul. This isn't the idea of a debate. The…

I come to the floor today to urge my colleagues to support President Biden's nominee to be Secretary of Commerce, the Governor of Rhode Island, Gina Raimondo. Many people know that Governor Raimondo was the first woman to serve in that…

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I think leaning in to the regimes that we do have, and making them work, seems like a really positive thing to be doing, to me.

U.S. companies have lost at least $1.7 trillion in the price of their stocks as a result of the Trump tariffs on Chinese goods.

JP Morgan estimates the trade war cost American households between $600 and $1,000 per year.

The Trump bilateral, tariff-first approach to China has severely damaged our businesses' and farmers' ability to compete on the global marketplace.

While this trade war was being waged by Trump administration, China dropped its tariffs on the rest of the world by 25 percent.

Moody Analytics estimated that the trade war with China cost us nearly 300,000 American jobs.

I am done with the Trump administration's approach to trade.

U.S. companies lost $1.7 trillion in the price of their stocks as a result.

We cannot just be about those aspects. We have to be for opening up new markets.