You did not want them to know.

You were just part of the team, you have argued, but your actions suggest that you experienced some confusion about exactly which team you were on.

The current rule is cost prohibitive for many communities which reduces the likelihood of safety upgrades at railway crossings.

I look forward to working with all the Committee's members to enact these and other improvements on behalf of our constituents.

Voting should be free, period. When it costs the voter money to cast or return their ballot, whether it is paying a fee for ID or paying for postage to mail their ballot, it is tantamount to a poll tax.

Should there be a uniform policy that allows voters to have their vote by mail ballots count as long as they are postmarked by Election Day?

My question to you is about the unsavory way in which this case led the Southern District of Florida to find that you specifically violated the law.

You claim to respect the rule of law. But as the Miami Herald has reported in detailed accounts, while a U.S. Attorney in my home State of Florida, you made questionable decisions during the prosecution of sex trafficker Jerry Epstein.

It will disappear, Madam Chair, it will disappear, just like parts of Miami Beach.

if you could so heartlessly cast aside your duty to protect the vulnerable in favor of a wealthy sex offender, I am extremely concerned that we can expect a similar pattern of indifference in your role as labor secretary.

This makes it difficult for me to seriously believe that as Labor Secretary, you are putting our workers and the vulnerable first.

I am concerned that our flawed signature verification system in our state chipped away at the fundamental right to vote.

The President's budget proposal, which slashes the Department of Labor's funding by 10 percent, or $1.2 billion, reflects the Administration's lack of support for hardworking people who are struggling to get ahead.

Men and women are dying every day, Chairman, and every day we wait is another veteran who may pass away from a presumptive that is not being granted to them currently. We can't wait anymore.

Thank you, Chairman DeFazio, Ranking Member Graves and members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for providing me this opportunity to discuss some of the priorities I believe should be reflected in any transportation and…

This budget proposal also seeks to expand untested work force training programs at the expense of proven, high-quality apprenticeships.

Unfortunately, the proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budget for the Department of Labor cuts programs and policies that are designed to serve this mission.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA--which is responsible for protecting Americans' right to safe working conditions--is also in desperate need of a funding increase.