Business as usual has to be over.

[w]e have to make sure we learn from this history and take action so we never repeat it. This crisis has cost too much, has taken too many lives, for us to do anything less.

This is a deeply concerning issue and something that we can't look away from.

The CDC is desperately in need of reform.

We need to skate to where the puck is going.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 50…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. (Mr. BENNET assumed the…

I ask unanimous consent that the vote scheduled to occur at 11:30 a.m. begin immediately. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

you know, this pandemic has made it clearer than ever that our economy is working great for those at the very top but not for our workers. Saturday actually marks the 12th anniversary of the last time that we raised our Federal minimum…

Messages from public health experts won't be followed if Americans don't believe in the experts.

The stronger our health departments are at every level, the more effectively they can work...

I am worried that American leadership is no longer what it once was when it comes to public health.

I am alarmed by how the rate of vaccination has been slowing, and how driven by the delta variant, rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths are once again on the rise.

That is why I have pushed for more funding for public health departments throughout our COVID response packages.

We need all Americans who can get the vaccine to get the vaccine.

Choosing not to get vaccinated doesn't just put themselves at risk, it puts the people around them at risk...

One of the clearest lessons from this crisis is that you should have the same protection from a pandemic...

Even though 99 percent of the COVID deaths nationwide last month were among people who had not gotten vaccinated, we are still seeing fear and misinformation hold people back.

I ask unanimous consent that upon disposition of the Nanda nomination, the Senate resume consideration of the Liang nomination at 5:30 today and the Senate vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the Liang and Remy nominations in the…

I was proud to vote to confirm Jocelyn Samuels to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last year when she was confirmed in a bipartisan vote, and I am proud to do so again. The EEOC has a critical role to play in protecting workers'…

I cautioned the VA back in January 2020, in a letter, to make sure that they prioritized veterans' access to care and support for the staff.

the investments in this budget would help our economic recovery, but also address changing workforce needs

I expect anyone found doing that to be held accountable immediately.

I am also really troubled by staff burnout and attrition.

I appreciate that the budget addresses the need to rebuild and strengthen the capacity of the occupational safety and health administration.