Mr. President, the bill I put out on the floor is a bipartisan bill. It is a bipartisan bill that passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 18 to 0. It is a bill that last Congress passed under suspension in the House with the support of…

I rise today to urge my colleagues to pass the Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2013. Before we have another year--yet another year--of criminals stealing the tax returns of millions of hardworking Americans, we…

I think we should expand that program.

thanks to Senator Franken and the rest of the Minnesota delegation for staying focused on finding solutions.

That's why I was so determined, along with Senator Baldwin and other members, to get relief for those who were affected.

I think that we need to focus more on distribution plans.

So, if you can answer now, great. But feel free also to follow up.

But if that could be streamlined in such a way that if this does get to this point in the future, FERC's response in opening up the pipeline shipments could happen quicker.

In that case, 2 minutes. A higher minimum wage also helps our economy because increasing the minimum wage boosts the purchasing power of consumers and creates more customers for local businesses. People earning minimum wage spend the money…

I want to once again thank Senator Franken and the rest of the Minnesota delegation for staying focused on finding solutions.

I thank my colleague for his words on the minimum wage. There were very important points raised in terms of that letter from those economists and the American Academy of Pediatrics. It adds wonderfully to the debate. I rise to support…

I have the feeling that one of the safest places to be this year was at the Boston Marathon.

What would the equivalent of a heating oil reserve which came in handy during this last hurricane or Hurricane Sandy? What would that look like?

Well thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased that the Committee is again looking at regulatory issues, and thank you for holding this hearing.

Americans expect a common sense approach to regulation. They want to have their water, and air, and their safety protected, but they also do not want to stifle innovation and economic growth.

You said that TSA is transitioning the TWIC database and card production system to the new TIM system.

The expansion is good, but we just continue to be concerned if it doesn't work.

Thank you very much. Thank you, Administrator, for your good work.