I come to the floor today to support the budget resolution and to underscore the need for us to keep moving forward on helping the American people during this pandemic. It is clear to me from the people of the Northwest that we have to do…

I come to the floor today to support the nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation. We all know the nominee as Mayor Pete--a man who basically came on to the national stage as a Midwest mayor who had lots of enthusiasm…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lujan). The Senator from Rhode Island.

I want to give credit to Secretary Brouillette, because he and his team did make significant progress on the construction of the facility that Senator Wyden was commenting on.

I hope that you can commit to putting forth a budget that helps DOE keep its milestones that are laid out as part of a Tri-Party Agreement.

I share the concerns you expressed during your nomination hearing that climate change poses an 'existential threat' and support your plans to make the Treasury Department a leader in addressing the risks it poses to our economy.

I do believe in using sanctions, though. And I think the Trump administration failed to be as aggressive on sanctions.

I believe we should try to address unfair trade practices. And the best way to do that is to work with our allies, rather than unilaterally.

I want to thank President-elect Biden for nominating a woman

if I can just congratulate my colleague from Alaska and the ranking member, Senator Manchin, for their great work of getting these energy provisions that have been--I don't know how many Members, but I am sure just about every Member in…

I come to the floor tonight to talk about many provisions that are currently moving their way through the House of Representatives and on our way to us. Obviously, our colleagues here are, I think, relieved that we have been able to give…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 minute on the next vote and the nomination to be FCC IG. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

the FCC is one of the most important independent agencies that we are counting on for the future of the information age. When you think about the fact that they regulate interstate commerce, radio, television, wire, and satellite in all 50…

The Senator has my assurance to work to accommodate his concerns and those of his colleague from Maryland before we proceed on any comparable legislation in the 117th Congress

I would be delighted to yield to the senior Senator from Maryland and his colleague, Senator Van Hollen.

The Senator from Maryland is correct. The Commerce Committee has no intention of trying to pressure NASA to establish a university affiliated research center unless NASA leadership identifies a technical need for a mission requirement that…

I come to the floor today to urge my colleagues to vote against the nomination of Nathan Simington to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission. We definitely want the FCC to focus on commonsense consumer protections, universal…

I come to the floor, too, to thank the Senator from Tennessee for his service to our Nation and for his work here in the U.S. Senate. Some of my colleagues have already mentioned the brevity of words with which Senator Alexander can…

I come to the floor to defend a woman's right to choose. I am beyond frustrated that this debate is even happening tonight. According to statistics from the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, there are over 433,000 victims of rape…

In that dissent, Justice Ginsburg said: The problem of concealed pay discrimination is particularly acute where the disparity arises not because the female employee is flatly denied a raise but because male counterparts are given larger…

before I do, I wanted to say just a word about Savanna's Act, which, I can tell you, Justice Ginsburg would probably be happy that the House has now passed and, previously, the Senate had passed Savanna's Act, legislation that would help…

I come to the floor tonight to join my colleagues to honor the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Before I do, though, I would like to first of all thank my colleague from Massachusetts for reviewing the many legal decisions that Justice…

I join my colleagues tonight to come here and honor the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As many people have said tonight already, what an unbelievable hero she was--a trailblazer, a deep thinker. And there are the things she did on…

I come to the floor this afternoon to talk about the importance of aviation and continuing to focus on the workforce employed in aviation. I want to speak about the importance of the thousands of workers, including pilots, flight…

while I come to the floor this afternoon, I am kind of questioning whether the heat of Washington, DC, has gotten to people. Clearly, it has been a record July here, with 90- plus degree temperatures every day. But the notion that we…