That is why I introduced the Micro Lending Safe Harbor Act with seven of my colleagues.

I hate to dwell on this, Ms. Sgamma, but you're shaking your head on the Federal Government's role in fracking and in getting natural gas and oil out of shale, which we have seen do tremendous things.

My colleagues seem to forget the role of the Federal Government in research and development of these technologies.

Mr. President, I am very pleased to be here with both of the Senators from Washington, one of the few States that have two Senators who are women. It is great to be here with both of them. I would also like to thank Senator Barbara…

We should not be in the business of picking winners and losers, and we should make sure that these industries have the opportunity.

If we are producing energy in America, regardless of where it has come from, that is a good thing.

It is saying that yes, go to a community and technical college while you are working so you can get credit.

That's why I wrote the STEM Master Teacher Corps Act to recruit topnotch STEM educators and keep them in the classroom.

This is unbelievable what you guys are doing, and this makes me an optimist.

I wrote a provision in this with Senator Grassley to allow foster kids--and have a mechanism to do it--to stay in the school that they're in, if they want to, when they change foster homes.

I thought they led a great process, and I thank them both.

Mr. President, I rise today to speak in support of the bill that is on the floor, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act. I thank Senator Thune and Senator Nelson for their leadership. I serve on the Commerce Committee. I…

Response to written questions submitted to Hon. Peter Neffenger by: Hon. Amy Klobuchar

This is clearly something that they have identified as a major challenge.

I am really concerned. ... we do not have enough workers and it is going to go to foreign companies if we cannot fill these jobs.

I used to call it the 'silver tsunami,' but then I got criticized by senior groups, so I now call it the 'silver surge.'

The housing is such a critical part of it.

Maybe when you were in our state, although the particular part you were in does not have quite the issues that we have in other areas on the North Dakota border.