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Today I rise to offer an amendment to prevent the Fish and Wildlife Service from closing fish hatcheries across the United States. I want to thank the chairman and his staff for all their dedication and for preventing the closure of these…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: limitation on use of funds to close or move fisheries…
Instead of encouraging work and taking home higher pay, the programs can create disincentives to work.
One of the tenets of the American dream is that no matter what your circumstances are, if you work hard here in America, that you can succeed.
I would like to see that, because what we are hearing here is that if you are doing peer reviews, the next question is if you find the problems, what do you do to fix them, and you have suggested that you have the disciplinary capabilities…
Could you also get me or get the Committee the actual disciplinary actions that have occurred so far, whether it be in a 1-year period, 2-year period, or 3-year period of time?
I look forward to her comments on that, as well as the VA's testimony.
I am never going to cede our responsibility or our jurisdiction as a Member of the Veterans' Committee to another committee of the Senate.
Thank you for the opportunity to appear today and provide an update on this important matter.
Promoting and ensuring vehicle safety is a responsibility shared by auto makers, suppliers, government and consumers.
Danger Behind the Wheel: The Takata Airbag Crisis and How to Fix Our Broken Auto Recall Process
Enhancing connections between highway and rail systems and port infrastructure will be a key part of ensuring the first and last mile of transportation infrastructure supports growing demand.
We cannot just keep, as a matter of practice, borrowing money from the general fund and handing the bill to our children and grandchildren.
I would express concern about the impact citizen suits could have on the States' ability to regulate coal ash disposal.
I am concerned about that, especially being from a part of the country where we just don't have public transportation as an option.
We do not want to hollow out the center of this country by forcing high costs on people that can't afford it.
I come from a part of the country that a lot of folks refer to as flyover country. I call it home.