I would want your commitment that in future actions you would bring to the table the stakeholders, such as the environmental people and the commercial people, before you take action.

it would have taken moral courage-- something he doesn't have--for President Trump to stand in front of the American people to say why he was going back on his word to ``deal with DACA with heart'' and help these ``absolutely incredible…

If you become Chairman of FERC, will you commit to continuing FERC's information sharing with Hawaii?

I think what we are looking for is an open commitment to that kind of a process because apparently that has not always been thus at your Department.

What does that one mean?

Audits are helpful. We will implement your recommendations.

if you want to help individuals who need universal service, then we ought to help individuals who need universal service rather than have a booth somewhere saying, 'Free Cell Phones.'

I have no doubt that the Lifeline program provides a critical service for many low-income Americans, including my constituents, but I think we need an honest assessment of how best to deliver such services to those who need them the most.

The states have long played a key role in preventing waste, fraud, and abuse, and so this move is an important one.

We're coming up against a period where the government is going to shut down if legislation isn't passed.

I mean, there's a certain sense that people who work for Trump I think are captured.

It's a much more popular position to have with Republicans than defending white supremacists marchers which is very unpopular.

there are two reasons why every Member of the Senate should vote against confirming Marvin Kaplan to the NLRB. The first is that he is just not qualified. The NLRB is the Federal agency that enforces our labor laws. It protects the rights…

Eighty percent, 84 percent, I am told, of wildfires are caused by human action, but in Hawaii it's 98 percent.

I would like to note that wildfire risk is very high in Hawaii.

I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to Commit With…

I intend to offer the following motions to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that they be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to Commit With…

so many of us have spoken so many times now against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which would hurt millions and millions of people in our country and especially the sickest, poorest, and oldest among us. I would say that I am…