first of all, I come to the floor to call for the confirmation of Rajesh Nayak to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy. Over the past year and a half, our working families across the country have really struggled through the…

We are not going to let one man tell millions of women in this country that they can`t have paid leave.

I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on Health, Educaiton, Labor and Pensions…

reserving the right to object, I do have good news for my colleague and everyone looking for information about the safety of vaccines: The CDC already collects and publicly releases data like what this bill proposes. So anyone who is…

reserving the right to object, once again, I am here to oppose a bill that would undermine our efforts to end this pandemic. There are already State laws that address parental consent for vaccines, but this bill would trample on those laws…

I rise today to commend the confirmation of Tana Lin--a trailblazing civil rights lawyer and former public defender--to serve as U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Washington in the Seattle courthouse. Ms. Lin has led a…

I come to the floor today to support strongly the confirmation of Catherine Lhamon to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education. She is extremely qualified for this role. In fact, she has served in it…

Thank you, Madam President. It is good to see you here today. The VICE PRESIDENT. Good to see you.

first, before I object, I would like to thank the Senator for his consideration. I really do appreciate that. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, here we go again. Even after 700,000 deaths and rising, Republicans are coming up…

I rise today in defense of the most sacred right we have in this country, and that is the right to vote. This right is fundamental to our democracy. It is the right to make your voice heard in our government. But this right is under attack…

reserving the right to object, unfortunately, even though the Senate has had multiple exposures now to nonsense ideas like this bill, they keep coming back. Now, Agencies like the CDC and NIH are already looking closely at data on COVID…

I have proposed legislation in the form of the EMPOWERS Act to allow workers to nominate and elect trustees to represent them and set proxy voting guidelines that align with their values and their inherently long-term investment strategies.

I have introduced legislation called the America's College Promise Act that creates a new Federal-state partnership to provide 2 years tuition-free at a community or technical college.

I rise today in support of the nomination of Lauren King to serve as U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Washington in the Seattle courthouse. Ms. King is an immensely talented and experienced practitioner of the law…

I ask unanimous consent that I and Senator Hagerty be able to complete our remarks prior to the scheduled recess. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

reserving the right to object, this is outrageous. On September 27, there were over 80,000 new COVID-19 cases and over 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in our country; and yet, the next day, I had to come to the Senate floor to explain why…

It has been a relief to have leaders in charge who set an example that public health and safety should not be partisan.

You have squandered the gains we have made in scaling up the capacity last year.

The work the Biden administration has done to promote common sense public health measures is so important.

Congressional oversight is not an option.

The President has said that opening school is a national priority. I agree.

The science is clear. Vaccines are the safest, most effective route to keeping our kids safe.

You can't have it both ways.

Safely reopening schools means we have enough staff to keep everyone safe and supported.

If we are serious about reopening schools and making sure our children have the best opportunity to engage not only in the classroom but extracurricular activities or getting to school on time, we have to make sure that we are addressing…