We need a responsible budget that protects the economic progress we have made and lays a foundation for future economic growth.
If we cut these programs, we harm our ability to grow the economy and create jobs.
We should be telling young adults 'America will invest in you,' but the Republican budget cuts delay and may end the dream of higher educati...
This Korean FTA is done. It has the support of business, labor, Democrats, Republicans, and the administration.
We are trying to ramp up exports in this country.
What does it mean to the country if the government shuts down, if the ports shut down their ability to move goods for a week or a month?
I expressed my disappointment that we were not holding a mock markup on the Korean Free Trade Agreement.
Every week that the Republicans wait costs Americans jobs and jeopardizes our global competitiveness.
The administration's work on the Panama FTA, like its work on the Korean FTA, is an example of how to do a trade agreement right.
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I am concerned that the Administration's budget does not similarly support our Nation's fragile trauma centers and systems.
Every American is feeling the pain from rising gasoline prices.
This Administration has canceled leases in Utah, delayed oil shale production in Colorado, imposed a de facto moratorium on the Gulf of Mexi...
So really it all comes down to one very simple choice. Do we want to produce our energy here in America, and create American jobs...
I am a firm believer in expanding all types of American energy, from solar and wind, to hydro and biomass.
The purpose of today's hearing is to examine how to harness these energy resources on Federal lands.
The Obama Administration's energy policies are moving us backwards.
I announced yesterday my intention to introduce bills that will help produce more American energy by putting people in the Gulf back to work...
