I think it would put us in a constitutional crisis.

I would just say I am very proud of many of the Republicans in the--who serve in the United States Senate standing up and saying that they think that this would be intolerable and they would not accept it.

I believe the FTC has an obligation to engage in robust enforcement of the law to protect consumers and promote competition.

higher deficits can cause interest rates to increase, and certainly if we see a $2 trillion increase in the deficit that is not inconsequential.

Many of these offices only have 2 people.

I think it is one of the most transformative issues we can have in the 21st century.

I wrote to the FTC, along with Senators Schumer and Blumenthal, asking for a workshop to discuss the increased use of 'bots'.

those front line workers are the most important.

I strongly supported this undertaking when I testified before the Committee, and I continue to believe it can provide valuable instruction.

I am enormously impressed with the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

Mr. Secretary, I hope you will put in the record the numbers that you cannot quite get off the top of your head now.

The actual construction backlog is $4.1 billion, is that correct?

As you all know, and I know Senator Alexander knows, that was a big, the moving forward on the modernization was a big bipartisan effort that was put together in the last administration, had very good, strong bipartisan support on both…

I just find it ironic that, you know, we look back in 2001 and 2003, when you oversaw the CBO, the Bush administration added $1.5 trillion to the deficit. Now my Republican colleagues have added another $1.9 trillion to the deficit. And we…

It appears the Administration's consultation with HHS and the Tribal-Interior Budget Council was just a check the box exercise.

I don't support the promise of something else down the road in exchange for not funding it now.

We need to ensure that every tribal community has access to the resources they need.

Basic research has driven major leaps forward--including mapping of the human genome, vaccines, breakthroughs in cancer research, and energy storage technology and the creation of the internet, laser, MRI and GPS.