It is not just lip service, that this Committee is proving that there is no place on Capitol Hill... where the true spirit of working together... is actually happening.

Being bipartisan doesn't mean agreeing on everything. But it does... having the common goal.

We can no longer kick this can down the road, Coach, because time is not on our side in this battle.

Not every four-letter word has four letters, and the United States Senate is one of those places.

We should also demand increased transparency from drug companies.

One of the most important things we could do is prohibit 'pay for delay' deals between dealers of name brand and generic drugs.

Senator Franken has introduced a new energy title from the Farm Bill which, I think, is very appropriate.

Mr. President, I would like to begin by talking about the recent tragedy in Las Vegas, the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, with at least 59 dead and more than 500 injured, including one Minnesotan who was injured and another who…

We've heard a growing and urgent cry for help from clinicians and tribal leaders about the epidemic.

First, bring tribes to the table. Second, consider community and culturally specific drug abuse prevention and treatment programs.

We have to make sure that there are [recovery beds].

I appreciate the what I take is a sincere apology of yourself on behalf of Equifax and the acknowledgement of both the human error that you point out from last March and the error in technology, the scanning process that didn't work.

I am concerned about implementation with this important requirement that affects our Nation's most vulnerable young people.

I think this is something that we could all get behind on both sides of the aisle.

After 6 years, I'm pleased that we were able to get this done and help foster kids stay in the same school if it's in their best interest.

That's why I wrote a bipartisan provision with Republican Senator Chuck Grassley from Iowa in the new education reform law-the Every Student Succeeds Act-to require school districts to work with child welfare agencies to make sure that…

For those of us that have worked I States under multiple administrations at the Federal level, the plan approval process felt like business as usual.

I really think it is critical that a package allows infrastructure to be rebuilt in a renewable and sustainable way.