Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my friend and Minnesota's own, Phil Housley, on his recent induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Phil Housley is a true Minnesotan. Born and raised in the state of hockey, he graduated from South…

I look forward to addressing your questions.

I just hope we can come up with a pragmatic solution.

Senator Hoeven and I have sponsored a bill with Senator Booker to actually change some of the criteria.

I've called about a number of issues, which I've really appreciated.

I just wondered if you had any ideas about that crossing issue. I just did an amendment on the rail bill that we just passed through on this issue.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this important hearing.

you have been--the USDA and Secretary Vilsack have been incredibly responsive to our calls and requests about this

I am someone that supported country of origin labeling. I think it is good for consumers.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Minnesota's dairy industry and National Dairy Month. In my home State, dairy is one of our largest agricultural products. We are one of the Nation's top dairy-producing States, and Stearns County, in…

Mr. President, I rise today to talk briefly about trade adjustment assistance, or TAA, and about trade enforcement. I will be supporting the TAA bill. Tribute to Casey Aden-Wansbury But before I talk about that, I would like to recognize…

Mr. Speaker, I rise with my colleagues who have spoken before in support of the Export-Import Bank, which is an absolutely vital tool that helps businesses of all sizes compete in the world market. It does this not by competing with…

I have appealed to their sense of duty, I have appealed to their sense of honor and now I may turn to shaming them if they don't do this one this time, because this is very frustrating.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Joe Ramstad, a high school senior from Forest Lake, Minnesota. This impressive 18-year-old from my district was recently named the 2015 Star in Agriscience by the Minnesota Future Farmers of…

Last November, after evidence emerged that Takata were susceptible to ruptures... I called on Takata to expand the recall nationally.

I think it is incredibly important that we follow up and have hearings like this after something major has happened.

Madam President, I come to the floor today to speak about a major problem across my State--the Presiding Officer has seen it in Iowa--and across the country, and that is the scourge of synthetic drugs. We have all seen reports of people…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge this body to pass the Protect Medical Innovation Act, which will repeal the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax. This harmful tax, mandated by ObamaCare, stifles innovation, sends jobs abroad, hurts…