While the Aurora project no longer needs the funds from the sale of Pershing Hall, it has become clear to me that the VA should not be in the business of managing properties like a luxury hotel in Paris, France.

I support increasing [the CFTC's] appropriation, and your approach to implementing Dodd-Frank and the enforcement of bad actors in our derivatives market.

I think it's a good question. The people in my state have been extraordinarily brave...

I will say, like my colleague Senator Shaheen, who is not on this Committee but who has been leading the charge on this, I've got some real concerns about the formula used for 2017 because it didn't provide adequate resources to New…

the Trump Administration's interest in repealing Medicaid expansion... would undermine our efforts to combat this epidemic in our states.

the issue of misclassification of employees as 'independent contractors' has come up over and over again.

If confirmed, I will faithfully enforce the rate Congress enacts.

I look forward to getting your best assessment, should you be confirmed, about ways we can make sure the Department has not only the resources it needs but the authority it needs.

I think we need to be doing more on the domestic terrorism front.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman McEachin for yielding this time to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge passage of H.R. 965, the Saint- Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act. Named after the great American sculptor Augustus…

Mr. President, I, too, rise today to oppose the renomination of Ajit Pai to serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. I will start my remarks by acknowledging my friend, the Senator from Hawaii, and echoing his sentiments…

So, I am just going to interrupt for a second, because on the September 28th call with FEMA and other Agencies, the DOD representative stated that the U.S. Northern Command was working on a plan to mobilize an additional sustainment force…

the lapse appears to stem from insufficient communication between FAA and TSA, as well as the FAA's inability to validate the authenticity of personal information on pilots' licenses at the time of the application.

Well, we--myself and Senator Collins--have worked on moving our borders to overseas airports and deploying these kinds of technologies as a way to get security before people enter the United States, and we think this is an important…

I understand from your testimony that your airport runs on an enterprise fund and has its own 10 uniformed police officers patrolling the airport.

I will add my voice to the chorus concerning VIPR teams and dogs and enhancing TSA PreCheck.

When the budget came out earlier this year, I asked then Secretary of DHS Kelly during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing about why the administration cut these programs, even though our aviation system is facing increased…

I also am concerned about making sure that we are doing everything we can to go after these domestic terrorism groups who promote violence.