I just wanted to make the point that I think Senator Hutchison has been probably one of the most productive members of the Commerce Committee I have ever seen. I have been on that committee for a very long time. Her relationship with…

I thank the Senator. Cloture Motion The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, pursuant to rule XXII, the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

Would the Senator yield? And I ask unanimous consent that she have an additional 60 seconds. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I wish to associate myself with the remarks of my fellow colleagues this morning. They are eloquent. When I looked at this scene that Senator Murray and Senator Shaheen had up here and looked at this picture of this panel…

So what my colleague has done by offering this amendment is to offer now the agreed-upon Commerce package and the agreed-upon bill so that we can finally get started and not have us torn asunder. It was wonderful to interact with Senator…

Mr. President, we have on the floor of the Senate the Transportation bill. You might wonder why a bill that is the No. 1 jobs bill that we can do here is moving so slowly. You might wonder. Any normal person would wonder why a bill that is…

Madam President, reserving the right to object, I want to be very clear here that Members on both sides of the aisle, Republicans and Democrats, have very strong feelings that this amendment should not be brought up at this time. We need…

Madam President, I am going to name a few of them: the American Composite Manufacturers Association, American Concrete Pavement Association, American Hotel and Lodging Association, American Nursery and Landscape Association, American…

In reference to our Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs hearing entitled 'Budget Hearing FY 2013'...

Mr. Speaker, small businesses, from used furniture stores to restaurants to barbershops, drive our economy, but they've had to take a haircut recently since they've been more subject to the ups and downs of the economy than, perhaps…

I am the proud author of the California Organic Act, and I am very proud that you have hired Kathleen Merrigan to be your Deputy Secretary.

I am surprised to see that the whole program was flat-funded when it has had such incredible success in increasing market share and jobs in this country.

So my question is, why is it so flat-funded? Why haven't you supported the Organic Data Initiative?

National security depends on the wellbeing and quality of life of people in America. That is the first line of national security.

I want to know where that will be.

I am very concerned about Vice President Biden's statement yesterday that we should speed up the transfer of technology to China.

Madam President, let me describe what happened in 2008 in Chatsworth, CA. On September 12, 2008, Metrolink commuter train 111, carrying more than 200 people, departed the Chatsworth train station about 4:20 p.m. Heading west, the commuter…

Mr. President, today I have submitted an amendment to the pending surface transportation reauthorization bill. Community colleges are a critical source of education and job training for many individuals. Nationwide, we have 1,655 community…