I would like to start by taking a moment to address the awful violence we saw in Georgia yesterday. Everyone, especially elected officials, needs to not just speak out but to act against this deadly display of hate. To the victims and…

The difference between how President Biden has been handling the crisis and how former President Trump refused to is staggering.

And for the information of the Senators, I will speak for about 7 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Thank you.

I ask unanimous consent to complete my remarks before the vote is called. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

we have to keep our focus on this because this pandemic will not truly be over for anyone until we can vaccinate everyone that we can.

I urge my colleagues to work with me on a bipartisan basis to confirm her without delay.

this amendment will undermine the goals of this bill to provide assistance to all educators, all students, and families who have struggled through this pandemic. It is simply an attempt to discriminate against transgender students. All…

this is yet another amendment that conditions funding to our public schools under the guise of wanting in- person learning, when in reality withholding this funding is counter to everyone's goal. But this amendment goes a step further. It…

it is frustrating, but not at all surprising, that in the middle of a pandemic, as we are working to get urgently needed relief to our families, to our small businesses, and to our communities across the country, some Republicans would…

I oppose this amendment. It would strike two important improvements we made to the program that funds private schools. First, Republicans are critiquing this bill for not being targeted enough, but this amendment would remove the…

the only way to safely reopen schools for in-person learning and keep them open is to provide the $125 billion that is included in the American Rescue Plan Act for our K-12 schools. This Federal funding will support schools in their…

I want to really thank Senator Schumer, Senator Wyden, and Senator Sanders and others who are working so hard with me on making sure that our relief bill includes a much needed raise for our workers. Democrats and Republicans alike have…

Let's be clear. This is a delay tactic intended to stop what we are doing here to send the bill to the HELP Committee. It would instruct the HELP Committee to remove $135 million in critical funding that will help support humanities and…

I believe Ms. Tanden would excel and be director.

I rise today to voice my strong support for Dr. Cardona's nomination to serve as Secretary of Education. Across the country, students, parents, and educators are in crisis. Every day without an experienced leader at the Department of…

The role of OMB is critical to addressing these challenges head on.

I do want to reiterate my support for Neera Tanden's nomination to be OMB Director.

historic crises like these demand bold solutions.

I look forward to working in close partnership with you to make sure the Hanford mission is on a cost-effective trajectory.

If AG Becerra and his team start every day actually focused on expanding affordable health care and improving human services instead of limiting them, they'll already be doing better than the last administration.

This is a historic nomination, because AG Becerra would be the first Latino HHS Secretary.

If confirmed, you will follow the law on women's health and all other issues that you will be responsible for as Health and Human Services Secretary.

The differences of opinion should not be used as a rationale to prevent confirmation of a person like yourself who is qualified.

AG Becerra is highly qualified. He has a valuable range of experience that will help him succeed in this job.

I deeply believe--and I have had the privilege of making this statement to another committee as well--that Xavier Becerra is the right candidate to lead the Department of Health and Human Services at this time.