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On the record 2021–2026
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“Mr. President, the American public won yesterday. After 36 hours of public panic and confusion and outrage, the Trump White House rescinded the illegal and unconstitutional order to freeze Federal funding for every State in the country. It was an obvious attempt to usurp power, designed to hurt people by cutting off access to the things that they need most.”
Senate30 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate30 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, it is a somber night as we pray for safety and recovery and thank the first responders and we wrap up for the evening. We will be back tomorrow and as long as it takes to reverse this Federal funding freeze. Today was a good day. It was a small victory for the reversal of this illegal act. But I think the most important thing for everybody to remember on both sides of the aisle is that nobody is unconstrained by the law.”
Senate29 January 2025Source ↗
“That is not the way the Federal system is supposed to work. I yield the floor.”
Senate28 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, if it weren't for a judge's temporary administrative stay, we would still be in the middle of Trump's pointless and illegal shutdown right now. Federal funding for a whole host of things would be frozen, meaning people all over the country who count on the Federal Government wouldn't get help. All of us--all 100 of us--got calls from back home, saying: What the heck is going on? VA home loans are being shut down. The Medicaid portal is being shut down. The Head Start portal is being shut down.”
Senate28 January 2025Source ↗
“But we better get this straight on a bipartisan basis--not because I want to score partisan points, not because I want to characterize Donald Trump in one way or the other, but because we all worked so hard and made real sacrifices to get to this place so we could have a position of responsibility to uphold the Constitution of the United States. What is happening today is unconstitutional. It is also against statutory law. But most importantly, it is causing pain across the country. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”
Senate28 January 2025Source ↗
“Yet the person nominated to lead the country's entire health system has consistently done the exact opposite. He has caused disease. He has caused pain. He has caused death. And so the vote we are going to be taking on this nominee is much more than your party or mine. It is life or death. And I promise you, if this person is confirmed, it will not age well--not in a Republican primary, not in a Democratic primary, not in your family, not in your community. Nowhere will an RFK ``aye'' vote age well. This person is going to cause disease across the United States. I urge a ``no'' vote. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”
Senate28 January 2025Source ↗
“This is an opportunity to say we are a separate and coequal branch of government and if you are a Republican, say: Listen, I support this President, but I don't support this nominee because I don't want measles or mumps or rubella or polio to make a comeback. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”
Senate24 January 2025Source ↗
“As if in legislative session, notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of my resolution at the desk; further, that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.”
Senate24 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate24 January 2025Source ↗
“No, the United States military is not in existence for the purpose of carrying out orders against United States citizens exercising their constitutional rights. Leading our Armed Forces is not a part-time gig. The Pentagon is not a cable news set where you can roll up on a Saturday and say clever things. You can't improv your way out of global conflicts. The people who lace up and go into battle deserve better than that. They deserve someone who understands the world and all of its complexities and recognizes the weight of their decisions, especially when the chips are down. And Pete Hegseth is not that person. I urge my colleagues to do the right thing and vote no on his confirmation. 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 ↗
“So it takes a special kind of person to do the exact opposite, to do what this man did, which is fly around the planet to cause disease--to fly around the planet to cause disease. So, yes, this is a question of character and competence, but it is also a question of life and death and who we want in charge making decisions when lives are on the line. And it is our job here in the Senate to make damn sure that we protect the public health. I could not urge more strongly a ``no'' vote on this unqualified nominee. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”
Senate22 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate22 January 2025Source ↗