I urge you to consider investments in proven workforce development strategies, including career and technical education (CTE) and apprenticeships.

the PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act, which I reintroduce today with Senator Grassley, will permit the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to make public the disciplinary proceedings it has brought against auditors and…

I just want to make sure this remains obviously a high priority and remains dynamic, that it's not just a one and done, but obviously ongoing review and point counterpoint.

One of my concerns from the 1647 reviews is that lessons learned need to be fed back into the requirements development process.

I agree with where the discussion was going, that we need to apply maximum diplomatic pressure and resolve the situation within Venezuela diplomatically.

In your testimony you acknowledge the changing nature of missile defense and the need to look increasingly to directed energy systems.

I am concerned that 2018 was just a preview of the climate change intensified weather events that are to come.

I am very grateful to be joined by the senior Senator from Louisiana on the floor today. I think this is about 240 in my series of ``Time to Wake Up'' speeches, and this is the first time we have a bipartisan presentation on the floor…

after Baton Rouge, I went to the legendary city of New Orleans where I met with Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Around half of that city lives below sea level. Strong partnerships between the public and private sectors help make the city a national…

I look forward to a bold and forward-thinking transportation and infrastructure package that rebuilds America in a clean, green and sustainable way.

These challenges present an urgent responsibility to repair and rebuild our roads, bridges, ports, and transit systems in order to create jobs, invest in local economies, and enhance the safety of our citizens.

I hope you are going to be asking for the right resources to do that and we stand ready to support you.

I want to take a moment to join in the celebration of National Library Week. This year's theme, ``Libraries = Strong Communities,'' is fitting. Every day, our libraries help make our communities stronger and more vibrant, as they innovate…

It's a very highly charged word, spying. It has a negative connotation. And if you have any evidence of that, which he said he has none, well, then you might think about using it.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 164. Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. McAdams The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by…

Well, I think the attorney general was completely off base in characterizing an FBI counterintelligence investigation as spying. He knows enough not to use those kind of high voltage terminology.

I was a bit disappointed, because, again, I would hoped he would have rose to the task and been much more faithful to his duties rather than appear to be coordinating with either implicitly or explicitly with the president.

Thank you very much. It is not often that the distinguished ranking member on the EPW Committee gets to say he is from a bigger State and give his advice in those terms. I appreciate that we from Rhode Island were able to give him this…