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I come to the floor to discuss the proposed minimum wage hike and the jobs it will cost Americans. With more than 10 million Americans unemployed, the last thing this body should be doing is considering legislation that would jeopardize…
As I noted in my opening statement, the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2013... increased the TSA passenger security fee...
I agree with Senator Warner that the tragedy at the Norfolk Navy Yard was very unfortunate.
So there is no departure from the precedent as to what constitutes a one-way trip today?
I hope the Administrator can explain how his recent efforts to implement a risk-based approach to transportation security at the agency make it more efficient and effective at fulfilling its mission of securing the Nation's transportation…
I would appreciate if you could get some clarification to us on exactly how you intend to implement that.
Let me just say to my colleague from North Dakota that we would like to have more North Dakota energy in South Dakota, of course, and have the direct benefit of that, but we focus in our State on jobs, and that is what this is all…
Are we routinely checking TWIC holders against relevant criminal and counterterrorism databases to mitigate the risk that these people are getting access to sensitive locations?
Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding, and I want to thank him for the honor of being a part of this group today that is talking about TPP and the importance of trade in the region. I did have a chance to get back this morning…
Mr. Chairman, if I may, I would just like to expand on that a little bit because a lot of our discussions that we had with the Prime Minister of Japan and also with the leadership in China was the fact that, not only as we negotiate these…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would…
Mr. President, today I recognize Commander Kathy Felger, a congressional affairs fellow for the U.S. Coast Guard on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) would…
we are being heard when it comes to addressing what is a logistics and operations issue for all the railroads involved
Mr. President, I have a unanimous consent request I would like to put forward as well. I ask unanimous consent that if cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed to S. 2199, that all postcloture time be yielded back and the Senate proceed…
Mr. President, the Senator from Utah has an amendment he is going to speak to in a moment. I just want to say one thing. I appreciate the observation made by the Senator from New Hampshire Ms. Ayotte with regard to this going through a…