I fear that the phrase 'whole-of-government approach' has become a catchall for 'it's someone else's job.'

Saying 'whole-of-government approach' is not a substitute for action.

But even the best technology cannot prevent human error, both on trains and abandoned vehicles on tracks.

However, every railroad, commuter or freight, must operate with high safety standards to ensure the protection of the public and the protection of railroad employees.

People have been getting killed in all parts of America for too long.

I want to start by thanking my colleague, Senator Collins of Maine, for her work in crafting this legislation and the language of this bill and, more generally, for her leadership, formerly on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs…

this problem is at least a couple hundred years old, if not over 300 years old

we need to get to the bottom of, and that we look forward to working with you.

The President's budget proposal continues the Republican obsession with repealing the Affordable Care Act, which would strip healthcare away from tens of millions of Americans.

I am going to shift gears a little bit right now, Secretary, and talk a little bit about trusted electronics.

I believe healthcare is a right, not a luxury. I believe healthcare should be affordable no matter your income, accessible no matter where you live, high quality no matter how you're insured.

I believe it's a tragedy that seniors all across this country have to choose between rent and prescription drugs.

So would you agree with the CBO's score--that the CBO said at the very least that Graham-Cassidy reduces Medicaid by $1 trillion?

make sure we never have to fight a fair fight.

I think one of the things you'll find at White Sands is that it's an incredibly safe community, with good-quality family housing, and, for that matter, one of the best schools in the State.

A strong, well-staffed Department of State is critical to the success of our overseas military mission.

I think that draws just sort of a fine point on--we need to be doing everything we can right now to increase that deterrent value, because it's not being effective.

I think that's good news to all of us here who recognize, as you've said, that we've sort of taken a break from modernization for far too long.