The Department chose, once again, to take an extreme partisan approach that will hurt the very people they claim they want to help.

The regulatory onslaught under this administration is unprecedented.

The same voices now claim this overtime rule will provide a pay raise for millions of Americans. It won't.

Trial lawyers profit while workers are denied their fair share under a broken regulatory system.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to remember the life of St. Cloud native Wheelock Whitney. Mr. Whitney devoted his life to the State of Minnesota and to our community. Wheelock Whitney was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and joined the Navy following…

Timing is critical here, so I really appreciate it.

There were grants available to help states to educate drivers, that more and more of these deaths and injuries are occurring because of distracted driving.

It's hard to get people--and I'm going to focus on the contracting and the skill set of the employees--to get them there, to be able to do this, to get it right.

Nothing makes me more boiling mad than when you are saying you know someone did something, and then you see they are put on administrative leave with pay.

These are ethical employees trying to improve the care for veterans, and that is how they need to be referred to and that is how they should be treated.

I am carrying the bill in the Senate, along with Senator Flake and many others, Senator Heitkamp has worked on this issue, lifting the embargo and ways to lift the embargo to Cuba.

the easiest way to do it overall would be to just lift the embargo, but we are looking at compromises to try to get some of our fellow Senators on board.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank Senator Julianne Ortman for her years of dedicated service in the Minnesota Senate. Following her time in practicing law and as a county commissioner, Julianne Ortman was first elected to the Minnesota Senate…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank Senator John Pederson for his dedicated service to the St. Cloud area residents over the past 6 years. John Pederson was born and raised in Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District and first served on the St…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank Senator Dave Brown for serving in the Minnesota State Senate. Senator Brown represents an area located in Minnesota's Sixth District, and I have enjoyed working with him on a variety of issues that are…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank Senator Alice Johnson for her dedication and service to the people of Minnesota. Alice Johnson began her career as a public servant in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1986. She served for 14 years…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank my friend, Representative Tim Sanders, for the incredible work that he has done while serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Representative Sanders has served in the legislature for four terms…

Thank you to the witnesses for being here, excellent testimony.