What Elizabeth Warren said, and what was done

“Madam President, I rise today in support of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. We are closer than ever to passing the biggest housing bill since 1990, when the average price of a home in America sold for $150,000.”

“Mr. President, America is in a full-blown housing crisis. Across this country, home prices are sky high, rent is through the roof, and the median age of a first-time home buyer is now at an alltime high.”

“Madam President, Senate Democrats are on the floor today to fight back against President Donald Trump's actions to raise the cost of living for American families. Now, you may remember that Donald Trump promised to lower costs on day one.”

“Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to vote no on Donald Trump's attempt to take over America's central bank. Trump's economy is in big trouble, and everybody knows it, including Donald Trump.”

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object, Donald Trump promised to lower costs on day one. Well, today is day 464 of Donald Trump's Presidency, and we are in a full-blown affordability crisis.”

“But nowhere on the list of ways to lower costs for American families is rubberstamping Donald Trump's lavish ballroom. Remember, Trump's ballroom has already become a tool for what looks like corruption in plain sight.”

“Mr. President, I want to say thank you to my partner in these efforts, Senator Blumenthal, and to all the others who have come here to speak on tax day about how outrageous it is that a program to actually let people pay their taxes online for free has been destroyed by Donald Trump and the Republicans.”

“Mr. President, I truly am shocked to hear my colleague from across the aisle describe Direct File as too expensive for the American people. I think he said it cost $41 million to administer this system.”

“Mr. President, I very much appreciate the Reverend Senator Warnock and his reminder that questions about voting in America are moral questions, they are historic questions, and they are questions about our democracy.”

“Mr. President, we are facing a dark moment in our country's history. On Saturday, Donald Trump decided to drag the American people into a reckless, illegal war with Iran, a war based on lies, a war launched with no imminent threat to our Nation.”

“Mr. President, ``Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man''--those are the words of Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti, who over the weekend was killed by masked Federal agents in Minneapolis.”

“Mr. President, on Monday, President Donald Trump announced he will green light NVIDIA selling H200 chips to China. Now, these are advanced chips that the Chinese military has been after for years.”

“Southern District of Texas to dismiss the criminal cases that they just announced this week as part of the crackdown on chip smuggling? Will Donald Trump fire those Justice Department officials for exposing the national security risks of the deal that Donald Trump just cut?”

“Mr. President, millions of Americans are counting on Democrats to stop Donald Trump and Republicans from raising healthcare costs. I am here to say: Democrats will not back down.”

“Mr. President, American families are struggling to pay for groceries and rent. Federal workers are missing paychecks. Americans across the country are watching as their health insurance premiums skyrocket.”

“Mr. President, I am noticing that the Senator, rightly, points out that the President has the power to pardon. There is nothing in our proposed resolution that tries to take that away from the President.”

“Thank you very much. I just want to go back to this point as I tee up the question for Senator Merkley here, and that is, Donald Trump right now is sending $40 billion to Argentina, and I just want to go through the list again about what could we do with that $40 billion if we kept it right here in the United States.”

“As I was saying, I was talking about what this $40 billion that Donald Trump is sending to Argentina could be used here at home, and that is to stop the doubling of health insurance premiums, to restore food assistance for families that the Trump administration is cutting, to cancel student loan debt, to fund public media, and to restore humanitarian aid and USAID.”

“Thank you very much. My friend Senator Jeff Merkley is ringing the alarm bell. He is carrying the momentum of millions of peaceful protesters at No Kings Day, directly onto the floor of the U.S.”

“Mr. President, during the 2008 financial crisis and the $700 billion bailout for giant banks, the Federal Reserve exploited another authority to shovel money out the back door and into the hands of those giant banks.”

“Mr. President, I rise to support Senator Scott's bill that would increase oversight of the Federal Reserve. I believe in Fed independence so the Fed can do its work setting interest rates and maximizing employment, but independence does not mean insulation from following the rules--especially ethics rules.”

“Madam President, we have a responsibility to ensure that the United States remains the world's leader in advanced technology. There is broad bipartisan agreement that we should be developing the most sensitive, cutting-edge technologies right here at home, rather than funding their development in countries that do not share our values.”

“We are barreling toward a tipping point for American families. If Congress does not act, nearly 22 million Americans will see their health insurance premiums more than double on average.”

“Mr. President, in July, when Republicans voted on the first spending bill for 2026, with cuts that would knock 15 million people off healthcare, I stood right here, and I asked my Republican colleagues in the Senate to grow a spine and stand up for Americans.”

“Mr. President, we are in the middle of a full-blown healthcare crisis. Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are ripping away healthcare from 15 million Americans. And now, thanks to Donald Trump, one in four nursing homes could close, community health clinics are on the brink of shutting their doors, hospitals, already filled to the brim with patients, are bracing for the biggest cuts in decades.”

“Madam President, I rise today to oppose the nomination of Dr. Stephen Miran to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. President Trump has run a monthslong campaign to turn the Fed into his personal piggy bank in an attempt to escape accountability for his own economic failures.”

“Mr. President, I come to the Senate floor to discuss how our government is funded. The Constitution puts Congress in charge of setting up programs and funding them.”

“Mr. President, Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois and Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts support the motion to commit bill H.R. 1 to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and eliminate provisions that would strike any provision that restricts borrower defense to repayment or closed school discharge.”

“Mr. President, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the financial watchdog to keep people from getting cheated on credit cards and mortgages and Venmo and payday loans and a zillion other transactions.”

“Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive section 302(f) of that act for the purposes of the pending amendment.”

“Mr. President, I thank our leader for setting the record straight. It is really awful when you hear Republicans come down here and they just don't tell the truth about the bill that they are trying to pass.”

“Yup. Yup. Mr. President, on Friday I met Vivian. Vivian is an 11-year-old kid from Winston-Salem, NC. Vivian likes school. She likes her friends. She likes reading Harry Potter.”

“Mr. President, bombing another country is an act of war; and last week, Donald Trump launched an attack that could spin the United States into another endless war in the Middle East.”

“Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the GENIUS Act and the threat it poses to our financial system, our national security, and our democracy. Now, at this moment, I expected to be on the floor urging the Senate to adopt a series of amendments filed by both Democrats and Republicans, amendments that would fix the core problems with this bill.”

“Mr. President, I was absent, but had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 293, confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 144, James O'Neill to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.”

“Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the nomination of Michelle Bowman to be the Federal Reserve Board's Vice Chair for Supervision. Governor Bowman has served on the Federal Reserve Board since 2018 when she was confirmed as the first Governor required to have community bank experience, but during her tenure, she has consistently prioritized Wall Street over Main Street.”

“Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the GENIUS Act. Analysts expect that passing the GENIUS Act could grow the stablecoin market tenfold over just the next 3 years.”

“Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the vote we just had on the motion to proceed on the GENIUS Act. Despite promises that the GENIUS Act's fundamental flaws would be fixed ahead of any vote, we still don't have the new bill text.”

“Mr. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to vote no on S.J. Res. 13. President Trump promised that he would lower costs for American families on day one.”

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object. I want to note that President Trump is pushing our economy off a cliff. Over the past week, the President has told families to brace for more expensive toys for Christmas and he continues to lie about the fact that grocery prices are actually going up.”

“Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the GENIUS Act and the urgent need to strengthen this bill before the Senate votes on it later this week.”

“Madam President, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are taking a chain saw to Social Security. For nearly a century, Social Security has been there for tens of millions of Americans.”

“Mr. President, President Trump took a strong American economy and broke it in less than 100 days. Right now, Republican Senators are at a crossroads. Will they vote to stop Trump's chaotic tariffs and save our economy, or will they continue bending the knee to Donald Trump?”

“Mr. President, I want to say how much I appreciate the remarks of Senator Alsobrooks. It is an honor to fight alongside you. So here we are--100 days, 100 acts of corruption.”

“No. 59, halted SEC enforcement actions against crypto companies that enriched Trump personally. No. 60, met with crypto executives who are asking Treasury to back off of oversight of their companies, all while simultaneously exploring a deal to list a Trump-linked crypto company's new stablecoin.”

“I appreciate the question. I want to say here that I have never seen, anytime in American history, this level of corruption over 8 years in the White House, much less in just 100 days.”

“Mr. President, Donald Trump is trashing our economy. First, Donald Trump imposed across-the-board tariffs. Then, just a few hours ago, he dropped those tariffs to 10 percent on everyone and moved the tariffs up to 125 percent on China, up from 105 percent yesterday.”

“Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a true public servant, Cameron Ricker, the chief clerk of Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, who is leaving the Senate after 8 years.”

“Thank you. Can you join us, Cameron? Cameron demonstrates public service at its very best. The role of the chief clerk on the Banking Committee is nonpartisan. A chief clerk serves both the majority and minority fairly and equally.”

“Mr. President, I want to say thank you to the Senator from Oregon. I am grateful for your leadership in making sure that America understands exactly what the Republicans are up to and how they have just got one central mission; and that is, cut services for everybody else, cut all the things that ordinary folks depend on, so that they can deliver tax cuts for a handful of billionaires.”

“But understand this: There really is direction here, and that is what is happening right now between Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Republicans in the U.S. Senate. That is why all this noise and swirl and speculation are going on very quietly--try to tiptoe into the U.S.”

“Mr. President, Trump and the Republicans can tell lies about what they are doing, but votes don't lie. Republicans just voted to say that there is no billionaire rich enough that they don't need a new tax break.”

“Mr. President, Exxon paid nothing. A Boston public school teacher paid $10,000 after those tax cuts. I will take that as a no. I am ready for a vote, and I will accept a voice vote.”

“I am very grateful to the Senator from New Jersey for coming to the floor for such an extended period of time to give voice to all of those around this country whose voices evidently are not heard by the Republicans in the U.S.”

“Howard Lutnick, said: Don't worry about it. His mother-in-law would simply count on the fact that they would straighten the problem out, and maybe next month, she would get her payment.”

“Why go out of your way to cut Social Security benefits? Come on now. There are 73 million Americans who rely on this. This has been the backbone of America's promise to its own people that you did the work, you put in the money, and now you are entitled to the benefit on the other side.”

“Mr. President, I want to thank the Senator from Connecticut for his work today in defending the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and highlighting again the importance of this work from CFPB to help level the playing field just a little between the billionaire banks and our hard-working servicemembers and families that are living paycheck to paycheck.”

“Mr. President, Donald Trump and ``Copresident'' Elon Musk are shutting down the Federal Government one piece at a time: shutting down the Agency that stops banks and payday lenders from cheating working people; shutting down children's cancer research; shutting down key parts of the Department of Transportation, the Agency responsible for keeping people safe when they are flying airplanes; even shutting down parts of the Social Security Administration.”

“Mr. President, today's vote on this Congressional Review Act resolution could not be more straightforward: Vote yes if you want more Americans to get scammed. Vote no if you don't.”

“Review Act resolution should be renamed the ``Elon Musk `Get Out of Jail Free' Card.'' This resolution gives Elon Musk the ability to launch his xMoney site without worrying about breaking the law and getting caught.”

“Mr. President, I want to thank the Senator from Colorado for your energetic leadership in this area. I am very grateful for your voice on this and for the work you do for the people of the country and, also, for everybody around the world.”

“As we begin the budget process, Democrats are asking Republicans questions about the basic principles of what they are planning to do. The first question is whether there is anyone who is so rich that Republicans think they don't need a tax giveaway.”

“In my 24 seconds, I would like to say we all know what this is about. You are starting the process for a budget, and we just want to know the basic principle.”

“Think about this. He has already told us enough about his conflicts, about how he plans to keep making money even while he is Secretary of HHS. He revealed all that right up front.”

“I will just read a little portion of one of the articles from last month on this: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump's choice to lead the nation's health agencies, formally asked the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the authorization of all-- All-- COVID vaccines during a deadly phase of the pandemic when thousands of Americans were still dying every week.”

“Madam President, I thank Senator Blumenthal for his unrelenting work to help protect our Nation and in raising this issue around Tulsi Gabbard as a nominee to be the Director of National Intelligence.”

“Mr. President, I would like to start by thanking Senator Murray for her extraordinary leadership. She has been a stalwart in the Senate for many, many years and now is the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee and knows firsthand the importance of the process by which we make a law in the United States.”

“Let's keep in mind, Russ Vought has called for outlawing abortion--medication abortion--nationwide. It doesn't matter whether or not you live in a State that says, no, we are going to protect abortion.”

“Here is Donald Trump's Executive order: I hereby order a freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees to be applied throughout the executive branch. There it is--Project 2025 and Donald Trump's Executive order.”

“Madam President, I rise today in opposition to Scott Bessent to be the next Secretary of the Treasury and in support of tens of millions of working families who need a government on their side.”

“Mr. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to reject Pete Hegseth as the next Secretary of Defense. Pete Hegseth is the most unqualified nominee for Secretary of Defense in our Nation's history.”

“Madam President, I rise today to share a few words in honor of the 90th birthday of a dear friend Linda Kaufman. As she celebrates this impressive milestone, I extend my best wishes to Anne and her family for a happy celebration.”