Today, every Federal employee that is furloughed or government program that is disrupted as a result the government shutdown is a casualty i...
And I want to know what that impact of continuing that kind of a balanced approach, where you are reducing and you are raising, has on the F...
The deficit and the debt are stark and striking and require us to do something because they are incredibly serious.
this sequester then leads to, particularly in the military, an inability to do that innovation and research and have that translate to econo...
what is the impact on our economy if we weren't to address that and make sure that the full faith and credit of the United States--
we are expanding Medicaid, we have a Republican Governor, who is doing that.
I think for the purpose of the average consumer, if they're looking at Western Atlantic bluefin tuna, and they believe stocks to be down 80 ...
I think the important thing here is sometimes it takes a good solid collaborative effort to get it done right.
Opening Statement
I think we all want to be responsive to an issue that frustrates many of our constituents and project developers, that is, project delays.
A one size fits all solution is not the answer.
I couldn't agree more with Senator Bingaman. I complement Secretary Jewell for her choice.
I wouldn't be here without it.
I think when Senator Bingaman expresses an opinion about an employee who worked for him for 8 years, it's very important to take that into c...
I'm honored to be here with Senator Udall to strongly support the nomination of Mike Connor for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Depa...
He knows the crucial role that Congress plays in setting policy and in overseeing how that policy is carried out.
You can resolve these disputes. You can implement settlements.
The President, in my view, could not have chosen a better nominee for the position than Mike.