Mr. President, there was an interesting press conference earlier today in which I joined with Senator Heitkamp, Senator Capito, and Senator Barrasso on a common piece of legislation that will help address climate change. That does not…

Mr. Chair, I want to thank the ranking member for yielding. And, Mr. Chair, I would like to begin by thanking Chairman Thornberry, Ranking Member Smith, and Chairwoman Stefanik for their collective efforts in crafting this bill that is…

We need a budget deal that provides essential increases to meet the needs of the Nation, as well as parity between defense and non-defense discretionary spending.

There are massive capital investment needs on the Northeast Corridor which are way beyond the capacity of Amtrak in any way, shape, or form alone just on revenue, fares, et cetera to pay for, including bridges and track safety.

These events are a pattern of Russian aggression that has occurred repeatedly across Europe and the United States.

Russia's plotting with proxies inside Montenegro and the failed attempt to overthrow the pro-Western government and assassinate the Prime Minister marks a dangerous escalation of its malign influence activities.

We must take our own side in this fight, not as Republicans, not as Democrats, but as Americans.

I am also disappointed by the changes being proposed to the Essential Air Service program that keeps much of rural America connected to the transportation network.

As you cut long-distance routes, ironically it appears from our analysis that it is going to cost more overall.

Your budget will be what we finally, on a bipartisan basis, vote for.

President Trump's tweet in May that we need a good shutdown in September and many of his budget proposals that make cuts for cuts' sake only add anxiety, exacerbate uncertainty, and promote bad strategic decisions.

We have approached this on a very bipartisan basis, and we would like that same approach going forward.

Russia has used a range of coercive tools at its disposal, including political pressure, economic manipulation, collaboration with corrupt local networks, propaganda, deception and denials, and increasingly military force.

One of those bad decisions is the President's shortsighted proposal to privatize our Nation's air traffic control system.

The proposed cuts that President Trump has submitted to Congress are dangerous, short-sighted, and undermine the important role the United States plays in supporting peace and security in the region.

According to Freedom House, freedom in the world has been in decline over the last decade.

I regret that we are living in a time where there is such an absence of leadership in important positions in both your agencies.

The President's request for democracy rights and governance is down to $1.5 billion, a reduction in more than $700 million.