Today, I spoke on the Senate floor for the 24th consecutive session week to discuss Russia’s vicious and unprovoked attack on the people of #Ukraine. This week, the Senate Ukraine Caucus hosted Ukraine ambassador @OMarkarova and members of the Ukrainian parliament to discuss the latest events regarding Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of #Ukraine and how the Senate can continue to better support our ally through.

We must have all the boots on the ground to interdict deadly rainbow fentanyl as Halloween approaches. foxnews.com/media/former-d… Right now, @DHSgov lead investigative law enforcement agency is not able to bring its full capabilities to fight against rainbow-colored fentanyl manufactured in Mexico and sold by transnational criminals who target our children. dea.gov/press-releases…

Tonight I spoke on the floor of the Senate where I encouraged the administration to do five things to make a difference in Ukraine.

1st on the military side, we must redouble our efforts with urgency to provide Ukraine with the equipment and munitions and, where necessary, the immediate training, to improve their air defenses and give them better offensive air capabilities.

Prior to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we made significant progress in combating the opioid epidemic, thanks in part to the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) legislation I authored in 2016 Programs in this law will now receive even more support for this year (FY 2022)– a 21% increase over FY 2021 levels. This will help us redouble our efforts to combat the record overdose deaths during the pandemic through more effective prevention, treatment and recovery.

Last week, I introduced the landmark Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act to give the @ONCDpress, @CISAgov & others broad visibility into the cyberattacks taking place across our nation on a daily basis. bit.ly/3LlzuNy This bipartisan legislation will enable a whole-of-government response, mitigation, and warning to critical infrastructure and others of ongoing and imminent attacks.

Yesterday morning we learned that we are in the midst of the worst inflation crisis in 40 years. To understand why this situation is so devastating it is critical to dig a little deeper into the data: What was most concerning about this inflation report was the breadth of the price increases. It is not just ‘used cars,’ rather we are seeing the cost of essentials - like gas & groceries - skyrocket. In fact, food costs are up 7.4% and gas prices have soared 40% over the past yr

Earlier this week, #HSGAC passed several of my bipartisan bills that will secure our nation’s supply chains, improve the use of AI technologies & address growing cyber threats. My bipartisan Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act puts the best & brightest minds at @DHSgov on the job to identify where we have vulnerabilities in our supply chains & develop solutions to strengthen U.S. manufacturing & re-shore #jobs. bit.ly/3yujSjS

The bipartisan legislation the Senate is considering is a historic investment in our nation’s core infrastructure needs – including roads and bridges, rail, transit, ports, airports, the electric grid, broadband, and much more. This investment is being made without new tax hikes on working families and employers large and small, despite the Democrats’ announced plans for more tax hikes.

I have long believed in and advocated for investing more in our nation’s infrastructure, including modernizing our roads, bridges, transit, ports and more. But we should focus on our core infrastructure needs to help grow our economy. President Biden’s massive $2.7 trillion “infrastructure” plan is filled with broad policy priorities that are a far cry from what has ever been defined as infrastructure, by either Democrats or Republicans.

This morning, @SenatorCarper & I released a report on how Chinese state-owned telecoms companies have operated in the US w/ a stunning lack of US gov't oversight.

This is the culmination of a yr long Senate Permanent Subcmte on Investigations probe. Here are the key takeaways: 1. Multiple Chinese state-owned telecom companies have been operating in the US for roughly 2 decades w little to no gov’t oversight.

This lack of scrutiny undermined the safety of American communications and seriously endangered U.S. national security...So, how did this happen?