Adam B. Schiff
Senator for California · Democratic · United States
“Mr. President, ever since the USS Abraham Lincoln was commissioned in the waning days of the Cold War, it has been known for many things. After a volcano erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the Lincoln led the largest peacetime evacuation of United States military personnel and their families.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“He wrote to his law partner: The provision of the Constitution giving the war-making power to Congress, was dictated, as I understand it, by the following reasons-- Lincoln wrote-- Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“Doug went on: After time in the ICU, he returned home to us as a shell of the son who had left. He is 6'5 and left weighing 210 pounds, and he returned closer to 180 pounds. He resembled a starved prisoner of war. What he told me as a father and veteran turns my stomach and must be brought to light.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“Shelby, a high schooler whose mom is deployed on the Lincoln, spoke about how hard it is to start her senior year without her mom. She asked ``Will she be back before homecoming? my birthday? Christmas?'' I have no idea, and that is all that I think about. This week, we learned from the Acting Secretary of the Navy that eight U.S.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“Months of negotiations to end the conflict have failed, but the President promises us that the war will soon come to an end after the election. And what have we achieved in this war that has cost the lives of 19 U.S. servicemembers? Prices at the pump and grocery checkout have skyrocketed.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“In fact, the Lincoln set a modern-day record for consecutive days at sea without a port visit and a record away from its home port of San Diego. And even now, just recently, after stopping in Thailand for its first regular port call in nearly 9 months, hull rusted, paint peeling, the Lincoln and its crew were still a long way from home.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
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“District Judge for the Southern District of Texas: Nay. Due to unforeseen circumstances on Wednesday, June 24, I was unable to be present for the following rollcall vote No. 187. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: 1. Rollcall vote 187--Cloture motion Michael J. Hendershot to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio: Nay. Due to unforeseen circumstances on Wednesday, June 24, I was unable to be present for the following rollcall vote No. 188. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: 1. Rollcall vote 188--Confirmation Michael J. Hendershot to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio: Nay. Due to unforeseen circumstances on Wednesday, June 24, I was unable to be present for the following rollcall vote No. 189. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: 1.”
Senate13 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, due to unforeseen circumstances on Wednesday, June 24, I was unable to be present for the following rollcall vote No. 185. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: 1. Rollcall vote 185--Cloture motion John George Edward Marck to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas: Nay. Due to unforeseen circumstances on Wednesday, June 24, I was unable to be present for the following rollcall vote No. 186. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: 1. Rollcall vote 186--Confirmation John George Edward Marck to be U.S.”
Senate13 July 2026Source ↗
“But it was never going to be me.'' Other prosecutors at the Justice Department have likewise refused illegal orders to initiate investigations where no probable cause exists, rather than violate their oaths of office. If this continues, we will be left with a Justice Department leadership populated by only cowards and fools--a Justice Department used both as a sword to go after the President's enemies and a shield to hide its corruption. Then, what will remain of our Nation of laws but a sad memory of a time when we lived up to our Founders' dreams only to squander the gift of our inheritance. I yield the floor.”
Senate5 March 2025Source ↗
“We need to do more than say something; we need to do something. ``Slava Ukraini.''”
Senate27 February 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, ``I urge you to beware the temptation of . . . label[ing] both sides equally at fault--”
Senate27 February 2025Source ↗
“As a result, firefighters who had just finished weekends of around-the-clock shifts fighting these dangerous fires were given a thank-you note from their Commander in Chief that said: Please quit. Please quit--this was the reward our firefighters got. Our amendment would make it very clear that we are committed to reversing these cuts to the ranks of wildland firefighters.”
Senate20 February 2025Source ↗
“Enabling his administration is a one-way street, and by continuing to go down it, you drive yourselves and the foundations of our democracy to the very precipice. My colleagues, we have a duty today--a duty to the Constitution and a duty to the American people. We have a duty to the 38,000 men and women of the FBI who put themselves and their lives on the line every single day, those who work in the building where we stood this morning in the freezing cold and in communities and cities across the country, keeping us safe and secure. We must take that duty seriously because if we confirm Kash Patel knowing what we are getting, knowing where we are going, we will only have ourselves to blame. I yield the floor.”
Senate20 February 2025Source ↗
“So, no, it is not a great day to be a teacher struggling to pay the rent or a nurse working a double shift just to afford groceries. It is not a great day to be a retiree watching Social Security and Medicare under attack. But it is a great day to be a billionaire in America, and that, my colleagues, is exactly the problem. I yield the floor.”
Senate19 February 2025Source ↗
“I yield the floor.”
Senate12 February 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, today, we consider the nomination of RFK, Jr., to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. In a time when science has given us the tools to extend life, to eradicate disease, to protect the most vulnerable among us, this body is being asked to confirm a man who has dedicated the better part of his career to attacking science. But the debate over RFK, Jr., and his anti-science agenda does not take place in isolation. It is part of a broader and far more reaching and destructive agenda.”
Senate12 February 2025Source ↗
“Perhaps he fears that Congress has more common sense than to confirm someone who prefers Russia's worldview over matters like Ukraine's sovereignty to our own national security professionals. But do we? Do we possess that basic common sense? For the sake of our country, for the sake of our Nation's most sensitive classified information, and for the sake of the workforce that keeps us safe, I hope and pray that we do, that we possess the common sense to vote down Tulsi Gabbard. We will soon find out. I yield the floor.”
Senate10 February 2025Source ↗
“On behalf of California fire victims counting on FEMA, I vote no.”
Senate5 February 2025Source ↗
“no to purges of perceived political enemies? no to investigations of career officials? because if she will not say no, if she cannot say no, it is up to us today to say no. No to this nomination. No to Pam Bondi. It is up to us. I yield the floor.”
Senate4 February 2025Source ↗
“I urge my colleagues to join me, to join us, in condemning this most grotesque abuse of power. Condemn these pardons. I yield the floor.”
Senate28 January 2025Source ↗
“Our adversaries are watching. There is an inscription down the hall that says it plainly, what we should consider in this moment: Our government, conceived in freedom and purchased with blood can be preserved only by constant vigilance. Constant vigilance. The vote before us today is about Mr. Hegseth, but it is also about all of us. What do we stand for? Are we being vigilant in the defense of our country? This candidate is not qualified. This candidate is not experienced. This candidate lacks judgment. This candidate lacks the character we need to lead this Department at a time of great national peril. He is simply the wrong one for the job. I urge a ``no'' vote. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”
Senate24 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate24 January 2025Source ↗
“And when we do, we will show the world what it truly means to be the ``City of Angels.'' I yield the floor.”
Senate16 January 2025Source ↗