Every summer, communities across the West brace themselves for the threat the wildfire season poses to lives, property and nature. Lately, the fires that have raged in Oregon and surrounding states are not your grandfather’s wildfires. They are bigger. They are more powerful. They are more dangerous. …

M. President, the Republican Leader is reportedly on the verge of “going nuclear” to speed through the confirmation of more right-wing nominees. He says Democrats are guilty of extreme, unprecedented obstruction. …

Mr. President, I have come to the floor today to discuss the nomination of William Barr to be Attorney General. I am firmly opposed to the nomination for many reasons, from his past attacks on the Mueller investigation to his endorsement of torture. More generally, I am deeply concerned about…

From Paisley to Portland, last week reminded me how many different ways public service plays out at home in Oregon. After having the honor to speak in southern Oregon at Memorial Day ceremonies in Eagle Point and Central Point, I awoke the next morning back home in Portland ready for…

Right now, copyright for music and other sound recordings from before 1972 aren’t covered by federal laws. Instead there’s a confusing patchwork of state laws, and a huge amount of uncertainty about what rights apply to streaming music online. I’ve proposed the ACCESS to Recordings Act, which would give artists…

It is with sadness and reflection that I take a moment today to remember the shooting at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, 20 years ago. At the time, we thought of Thurston as a tragic anomaly and not as the forerunner of the horrific epidemic of gun violence in…

Mr. President, as the Senate moves to vote on the nominee to head the CIA, here’s the bottom line: while the American people have been told that Gina Haspel likes Johnny Cash and talked to Mother Teresa, Ms. …

M. President, right now there’s a vitally important debate happening on this floor with respect to judicial nominations. What’s clear to me is, the majority is chipping away at a century of bipartisan tradition that has protected the interests of people in our home states and served as a check…

M. President, I stand on the Senate floor today in firm agreement with my colleagues that the Congress must do more to combat the scourge of sex trafficking. …