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Secretary of State Chuck Hagel ordered all military services to rescreen service members who hold sensitive jobs.

I sincerely appreciate the efforts of the late Senator Lautenberg, Senator Vitter and their staffs in finding the common ground needed to advance our chemical safety laws.

I can only agree with my mentor here in the Senate, Senator Klobuchar.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 157, after line 2, add the following new section: Sec. 10002. None of the funds made available by this…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Nebraska will be postponed. {time} 1745 Amendment No. 25 Offered by Mr. Poe of Texas The…

The issue before us is will you vote ``yes'' for our civilian employees working on the base or will you vote ``no,'' which says I support the waste, fraud, and abuse in this fund. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 126, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $1,000,000,000)''. Page 134, after the…

In Nebraska, small businesses represent 96.6 percent of all employers and they employ 50 percent of the private sector labor force.

Should this trade agreement be completed, it will have a dynamic effect on the economies of all nations concerned.

T-TIP represents a historic opportunity for both sides to create greater openness, transparency and convergence in regulatory approaches and standards.

I believe that when foreign companies want initiate or expand their manufacturing footprint in the U.S. it's good for our long term economic success.

A trade agreement with the European Union should in many ways be a common sense policy for the United States.

We should use every tool at our disposal in an effort to maximize the potential benefits for Americans when it comes to this agreement.

TTIP represents a historic opportunity for both sides to create greater openness, transparency, and convergence in regulatory approaches and standards.

I believe that when foreign companies want to initiate or expand their manufacturing footprint in the U.S., it is good for our long-term economic success.

If there is one thing I think we can take away from this hearing today is that TTIP is not going to be easy.

Well, there are a number of exemptions from the permit program from the 404 permit program that are in Section 404(f).

The goal of environmental protection should not be pursued at the expense of all others, including housing, jobs, economic development, and individual rights.