We have a responsibility to work in a timely fashion to write a bipartisan funding bill that will keep our communities safe and our nation competitive on the stage.

But I think that decision is up to workers under Federal law.

I have also heard allegations that Starbucks has interfered with employees' ability to testify, including in Seattle.

we can't have strong communities if people can't put food on the table.

It would be an enormous mistake, I believe, to make things worse by gutting these agencies working to conserve our vital watersheds.

Do you agree that it is workers who get to decide whether they want a union?

Our economy depends on our ability to make sure that countless goods as well as people can move through our ports and borders in a safe, orderly, and timely fashion.

Our kids cannot grow and thrive in body and mind if they are not getting the nutrition they need.

My family relied on food stamps when I was growing up, and my dad lost his job because he got sick.

We also have to stay vigilant against the growing threat of white supremacy and domestic terrorism and the rapidly evolving threat landscape when it comes to cyber-security and our critical infrastructure.

Throughout our history immigrants have strengthened our nation.

We have to make sure that our food supply is secure, and that means protecting our families from unsafe food.

Well, thank you very much, Chair Heinrich, and Ranking Member Hoeven, I do look forward to working with both of you, and Vice Chair Collins, and everyone on this subcommittee, as we return to regular order for the first time in years.

I will keep saying it, it is not going to be easy, but we have to live up to our responsibility to pass these funding bills in a timely, bipartisan way to keep our families strong, and our economy strong, and our country competitive on the…

We have to maintain our reputation as the leader of the free world, as the land of opportunity.

we can't have strong communities if people can't put food on the table.

it is not going to be easy, but we have to live up to our responsibility to pass these funding bills in a timely, bipartisan way to keep our families strong, and our economy strong, and our country competitive on the world stage.

Do you agree that it is workers who get to decide whether they want a union?