Madam President, I am introducing this bill today with Senator Hoeven, who has been a true leader on this issue. When he was Governor, he worked to pass a similar law in North Dakota. As Senator Hoeven just described, the Driver Privacy…

We are going to vote on an omnibus today that is going to be $4 million less, significantly less than what was requested by USTR.

I think the point you brought out about the United States upholding ours, whether it is upland cotton or whatever it is, it is making sure that we are addressing those, and I think that sends the message.

I think with the steel industry being as important as it is in China--and we have already seen...

Thank you all. I yield back.

My constituents and workers in southern Minnesota are not afraid to compete against anyone, but they are frustrated when they compete in an unfair system.

The U.S. Government should no longer hold the metadata, but data should be held by either the companies or a third party.

Mr. President, I rise in support of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act. I am pleased a 3-month extension of unemployment insurance for millions in Minnesota and across the country was able to clear its first hurdle in…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet in executive session on Monday, January 13, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. in room S-214. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

A free people can govern themselves only if they have access to the information that they need to make wise judgments about public policy.

My bill would force the government to annually disclose an estimate of the number of people who have had their information collected by the NSA under each key surveillance authority.

All right, and how about Veterans unemployment? Do we know where that is?

I am pleased we are having this hearing on the monthly employment situation, and I look forward to hearing from all of you today.

I do remember. We have been working hard in various ways on this issue because of the fact that for awhile we were having extraordinarily high unemployment rates with Veterans, and I know we have seen some improvement.

This morning's report shows job growth not exactly where it was expected, but I think we do know that December marks the 46th consecutive month of private-sector job growth.

When you mention the regional issues, I remember in the past that at these hearings we've discussed that.

Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act. That would be S. 1845. This is legislation that will continue to be a critical safety net for workers who have fallen on tough times through…

I have introduced legislation in the Senate, the Student Nondiscrimination Act, to ensure that LGBT students have the same rights against discrimination as other students have.