I am concerned his administration will lose focus on dealing with those who come into the United States on a visa, through the proverbial front door, and remain in this country.

are we in morning business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are not. We are on the Brand nomination.

I rise today to point out that the Federal Communications Commission is voting today, perhaps this morning, to begin the process to roll back a regulatory framework that should never have been imposed on broadband service providers in the…

if you have to choose between a foreign flag or an American flag, you have to choose America first.

Imagine the incredible impact that this technology could have if Medicare would allow its most vulnerable beneficiaries to use something like remote patient monitoring.

Our bill would lift Medicare restrictions on the use of telehealth and improve coverage of remote patient monitoring.

this legislation would serve in improving the health of seniors with chronic conditions

I would like to commend the leadership of the Senate Finance Committee for their years of work to address the cost and quality of chronic care in America.

How do you set a different time on an ad hoc basis, though?

Is there some recommendation you would have to this Committee about streamlining the rules or making the process more efficient?

Our goal is to get all sides involved in working on ways in which we can accommodate private landowners and conserve species at the same time.

What about the backlog of species petitions awaiting review by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife?

the officers aboard the commercial vessels object to the suggestion that the stand-down was somehow because a major portion of the sexual assault problem stemmed from the Sea Year program aboard commercial vessels.

So you dispute the preliminary 2015 and 2016 Service Academy Gender Relations Survey, which says that 73 percent occurred on Academy grounds.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I hope that's correct. Let me ask you just briefly--and I'm imposing on the time--did the accreditation problem catch you by surprise?

MARAD funds six ships that are on loan to the State Maritime Academies as training platforms for their students.

the majority of the assault was taking place during the Sea Year, and I think the facts are to the contrary.