the Secretary of Commerce's duty is to the people, first and foremost, and I want to say on behalf of the people of the United States we need to hear from the Secretary of Commerce.

Why does he want to terminate the Manufacturing Extension Program, which creates so many American manufacturing jobs?

We deserve to hear from him about the administration's budget proposal to eliminate the Economic Development Administration.

What do you need? What do you guys need to do an effective job of addressing not only the dark net, but this horrible opioid crisis that is killing our young people and people of all ages in this country?

Given the position of the Senate Republicans and the President himself opposing any progress on healthcare for the next two years...

I firmly believe that the work that you do prevents the work that my family needs to do.

we are now, for the first time in an economic expansion, seeing a dramatic increase in the budget deficit approaching $1 trillion this year.

it really wasn't tax reform, it was just a dramatic tax cut.

the drop from 35 to 21 percent was completely unwarranted.

I would very much like to have a very specific answer to that question because I am also a former teacher, and deadlines matter.

I feel that it is our job to do what we can do to help small businesses be competitive.

I will make sure I mention that to Mr. Neal.

83 percent of the benefit of this will go to the wealthiest 1 percent.

the process that was taken in the last Congress under different leadership was dramatically different than that bipartisan effort that happened in 1986.

it is quite outrageous

No worker should be forced to be represented by a private organization and its officials who perform poorly in the workplace.

No worker in America should be threatened with discharge from his or her workplace for refusing to pay dues and fees to a private organization he or she may despise.

No worker should be forced to subsidize, as a condition of employment, the political schemes and candidates of a private organization of which they disapprove.