I hope we will also have hearings on the major issue of tax reform and tax earmarks, as well as the recommendation of both those bipartisan groups, regarding some of the wasteful and unnecessary spending in the Pentagon and some of the…

We will fight any budget plan that extends deficit-busting tax breaks for millionaires and at the same time rolls back critical Medicare and Medicaid health services and Social Security protections for seniors and the disabled in the name…

it would be a mistake to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

you do not believe it is wise, or even feasible, to cap federal revenues at 21 percent of GDP.

I just would not want to make a decision today with a pretty fragile population.

Their unwillingness to move on the procurement issue is going to harm our relationship. I want to see that change. I'm going to press hard to do it.

We've actually seen it in one of our portfolio companies called Solar Power we recently received a $197 million loan guarantee to site a major manufacturing facility actually in Senator Wyden's State in Oregon.

I think the Chinese have taken this to a very different, you know, level, particularly the speed with which they move to protect rare Earth minerals.

It is absolutely outrageous that the Chinese have said again and again that they would not engage in these practices indigenous innovation and these others that are just blatant, you know, protectionism.

An intrinsic flaw of the PPACA is that it fails to unleash the potential of States to innovate in designing reforms that respond to their own unique circumstances.

An intrinsic flaw of the ACA is that it fails to unleash the potential of States to innovate in designing reforms that respond to their own unique circumstances.

I applaud the efforts of Senators Wyden and Brown, I must point out that the bill is woefully insufficient in terms of granting States meaningful flexibility.

We face a clear and present danger from Tea Party politicians who want to reward Big Polluters by crippling the EPA's ability to enforce the Clean Air Act.

This amendment expresses the United States' desire to stand by the Colombian people in the wake of a massive flooding that impacted millions of lives.

The health benefits of the Clean Air Act--particularly for our children--are well-documented.

Clean air is essential to that well-being. When the air is dirty, health care costs climb and productivity plunges.

It also acknowledges the economic damages that resulted from this tragedy and calls on the U.S. administration to right the misdirected approach it has taken toward our important ally.

Expanded economic opportunity helps countries rebound from natural disasters such as the one Colombia has experienced, provides alternatives to illegal activities, and is a priority for our own economic and national security interests in…