Speeches

Madam President, today I would like to address my colleagues to discuss one of the latest attempts from the Trump administration to undermine and sabotage the Affordable Care Act. This week, the Senate will vote on a Congressional Resolution of... Read More

Mr. President, I rise today to highlight my concerns about ongoing Russian information warfare operations against the American people, including in the upcoming 2020 presidential elections, the lack of a unified strategy from the Administration to... Read More

Mr. President, I rise this afternoon to discuss the situation in Syria. Let me commend my colleague Senator Romney for his very thoughtful and very timely and very important comments. We all recognize that the situation in Syria is highly fluid. I... Read More

Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you.  I would like to thank Salve Regina, Dr. Kelli Armstrong, Dr. Jim Ludes and Dr. Iskander Rehman for the invitation. The Rochambeau Dialogue recognizes the longstanding and... Read More

Mr. President, I come to the floor just the day before Robert Mueller is set to come before the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees to focus attention on some of the key findings of the special counsel’s report on Russia’s... Read More

Madam President, I rise today to salute a hometown hero, a dedicated journalist, and a trusted newsman, Jim Taricani, who sadly passed away last month after decades of contributions to Rhode Island and the field of journalism throughout this country.... Read More

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and my concern about the Administration’s current approach – a path that I am worried will lead us to war – and my support for the... Read More

Thank you, Chairman Collins. Let me again compliment you and your staff for working with me, my staff, and the other committee members year after year to produce such strong bipartisan bills.  Secretary Chao, let me also join in welcoming you. I... Read More

Mr. President, let me commend Senator Whitehouse for his consistent efforts to illuminate and discuss the problem of climate change, which affects not just the United States but the entire world. It is a pleasure to join him and once again call... Read More

Madam President, I come to the floor today to plead on behalf of Liberians who face the immediate threat of deportation from the only home many of them have known. I have come to the floor many times over the last two decades to highlight the plight... Read More

Mr. President, I want to offer some thoughts regarding the ongoing negotiations with North Korea that began with the Singapore summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un and will continue in a few days when the two leaders meet again in Vietnam.... Read More

Mr. President, I rise today to continue my series of speeches on Russian hybrid warfare and specifically to provide policy recommendations in response to the threat from Russian information warfare that I laid out in the first part of this speech on... Read More

The media, too, should contemplate what its responsibilities are to the citizens of this country when covering elections. They should be wary of covering aspects of political campaigns in ways that may aid or abet foreign information operations.... Read More

Mr. President, we have been talking about this shutdown. After I described the activities that have transpired over the last 5 to 10 years, we should be aware that they are continuing, and the consequences of this shutdown are more than theoretical.... Read More

Mr. President, today I rise to continue my series of speeches on Russian hybrid warfare. I have done a series of speeches on the Russian hybrid warfare threat. It poses a great challenge to our national security. Russian hybrid warfare occurs below... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee have announced subcommittee leadership and membership for the 116th Congress. A complete listing of all... Read More

Mr. President, I rise to discuss President Trump’s ongoing shutdown of the Federal Government— how we got here, the impact on the people of my State, and how we can make some progress. It is past time for the President to stop holding the... Read More

Mr. President, I want to take a moment to salute my colleagues who are departing the Senate at the conclusion of the 115th Congress: Bob Corker of Tennessee, Jeff Flake of Arizona, Orrin Hatch of Utah, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Dean Heller of... Read More

Mr. President, I rise today to express my concern about the continued violence and humanitarian crisis in Yemen and to share my views on the resolution that is currently before us. The conflict in Yemen has persisted for far too long.  I... Read More

Mr. President, next week will mark what would have been the 100th birthday of my predecessor, Senator Claiborne de Borda Pell, who was born on November 22, 1918. This year, appropriately enough, the date falls on Thanksgiving. We lost Senator Pell... Read More