Your Committee's call for a hearing on June 10 to further investigate the causal factors of the Colgan Flight 3407 fatal crash are critically important.

We must strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Climate change is acidifying the waters, warming oceans, and creating giant dead zones.

The economic health of America is undeniably linked to the riches of our oceans and coasts.

It is critically important that the new Chrysler Group have a viable, realigned dealer network on day one.

To do this at the expense of workers and consumers in the wrong way is just plain wrong.

As part of the massive restructuring that is required to sustain a viable and competitive U.S. automobile industry, short-term pain at every level of the supply chain is unavoidable.

I think each company has a responsibility to assure this committee that it is not using this restructuring process to unfairly increase prices on hard working Americans.

Let me be very, very clear, I honestly don't believe that companies should be allowed to take taxpayer funds for a bailout, and then leave it to local dealers and their customers to fend for themselves, with no real plan, no real notice…

I hope that we hear a commitment from both manufacturers today that steps will be taken to ease this transition.

The current situation is not ideal, and it is my hope that we can return the GSEs to the private markets as quickly as possible.

It is my hope that we can return the GSEs to the private markets as quickly as possible.

Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Dorgan played key roles in obtaining this new rulemaking authority for the FTC.

Chairman Rockefeller sent letters to Webloyalty, Inc., and Vertrue, Inc., requesting information and documents related to their online business practices.

If I am confirmed, you have my commitment that your committee, and all other committees of the Senate and House with jurisdictional oversight for Census Bureau will be given regular progress reports on 2010 Census operational milestones…

Sounds to me like we're picking winners and losers.

We should use FAA Reauthorization and this Administration's commitment to recapitalize our Nation's transportation infrastructure as an opportunity to accelerate NextGen.

President Obama has done a masterful job of selecting the right officials to move this forward.