I thank my colleague for hosting this critical Special Order to discuss the ongoing impact of enhanced unemployment benefits on Main Street businesses, the American workforce, and our economic recovery. Like many of my colleagues, I have…

we are going to be borrowing money for the host of things that are out there.

today I am proud to join my colleague Senator Coons in relaunching the bipartisan Senate ALS Caucus. Currently, there are no effective treatments or cures available to stop or slow the disease, and we still do not know what really causes…

Most importantly realizing that the goal is to remove obstacles for children to make sure that they are in an environment to learn and that they are properly fed and have nutrition.

So in listening to the tone and direction of the conversation today that idea of hierarchy and priority between domestic terrorism and threats from afar, to me, it is easy to get into a false equivalency there.

If we can come to an agreement on at least part of what we ought to do, then let’s at least try to do that part together. This negotiation is about seeing how much we can find some kind of common ground. I would like to believe that if…

The U.S. shouldn't be too proud to learn from other countries, especially now that we're out of the top 10 [ranked countries for infrastructure], I always want to see the U.S. No. 1.

I just don't know why people in other countries ought to have better train service or more investment in high-speed rail than Americans do.

I have a major concern with House Bill 3. And I'll tell you the major concern I have and in particular dealing with we're given enormous power to HHS Secretary to have a very, you know, very powerful tax weapons to have the requirements to…

But the future of our transportation industry should not be a one-size-fits-all decision made by Washington.

I share the frustration of a lot of Members of this Committee. I would probably argue that price and wage controls after World War II, that's what got us in trouble with healthcare.

Isn't it like if you look at that, that is a powerful control and centralization of power of the Federal Government which I understand government can control price, and we can do very good, but it's going to be you know fatal for…

I appreciate the opportunity to engage with all members of this subcommittee and advocate for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects.

In 48 months, the Trump-Pence administration achieved the lowest unemployment, the highest household incomes, the most energy production, the most pro-American trade deals, the most secure border, and the strongest military in the history…

I love it. It`s an interesting job in any season. But right now, when we`re on the cusp of what might be the most transformative thing that`s happened to transportation in my lifetime, it`s thrilling.

We have policies that have such extraordinary strong bipartisan support out among the American people. But just because that’s true, doesn’t mean it’s reflected here in Washington.

Medicare is the biggest driver, and I am probably the most vocal Senator on trying to reform health care in general.

The President is proposing the policies that will actually make it happen.