U.S. State Attorneys General

Why did we allow this to happen?

Long-term, I think we need to recognize we can't continue to rely entirely on fossil fuels.

I have to say that I am astounded that the Navy, upon whose assessments we rely in making decisions...

If we do not deal with the Budget Control Act, we will end up cutting, not increasing, the size of the Navy.

The mindless cuts to defense and non-defense programs were meant to be so bad that Congress would be forced to find an alternative way forward.

We have to recognize that the Budget Control Act is looming in the background and will have to be dealt with.

The investigation into this tragedy should guide our decisions going forward to prevent these kinds of tragedies and to provide support for our sailors and Marines.

My thoughts, our thoughts, are with the families of the 15 Marines and one sailor who lost their lives in service to our country.

Regulations are going to stop some things and maybe even good things. But they are going to hopefully prevent some really bad things, too.

I want you to know on the front end, as a proud, bleeding heart liberal, I did vote for the JOBS Act because it was proven to me that smaller startups might need to be able to get reduced costs.

If it is a problem that we need more publicly traded companies, shouldn't we fix the thing that is causing the problem?

States have recognized that they are better positioned to help parents when it comes to choosing the services that are best for their child.

A child's early development lays critical groundwork for he or she to succeed in the future.

The federal government's involvement in this space has mushroomed into an overly-burdensome, costly, and confusing network of programs.

And I invite my Republican colleagues to work with Democrats on supporting early childhood education, and I look forward to working with the Republicans towards this goal.

At a time when renewable energy industries are exploding with respect to interest and job growth, and oil prices are at record lows, President Trump and Secretary Zinke are focused on putting our coastal communities at risk.

The last thing that we should be focused on is putting the largest estuary in America and a multi-billion dollar economic catalyst that spans seven states at risk of an oil spill the same magnitude and size as the Deepwater Horizon spill.

For us, the Chesapeake Bay is not just a source of great pride for our region, but it is also an economic driver.

This bill would extend the requirement for the VA to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities through December 31, 2018.

Do you feel pretty confident that we will not let this program lapse? Because otherwise you have to have a Plan B.

The 350 veterans in Hawaii, that is really a large number of veterans who would be impacted.

I am glad that the VA is supportive as well as the veterans organizations across the country, because we have a lot of veterans who need long-term care, and we want to keep those facilities supported.

I think it is important, since the need is great, that the kind of contracts you have will enable the Indian Health Services and the Native Hawaiian Health Services to continue to be a part of the providing of services.

We must keep our commitment to these veterans, which is why I am grateful to the VA and the veterans service organizations here today for their testimony in support of the bill.