I wanted to go back to what happened on the Skagit River Bridge in my State.

Well, this is clearly a project that we don't want to be shut down because one of those of maintenance says, 'No more.'

it's a critical piece of infrastructure on the I-5 corridor. Needs to be replaced.

I go home to Washington State every weekend. And I'm hearing from friends, neighbors, businesses, everyone about the impact of the Skagit River Bridge closure on their daily lives.

the collapse of this bridge really was a huge reminder that our Nation's infrastructure is aging

We do, too. So, thank you. Working very hard on that.

I commend your leadership on addressing our transportation challenges.

We need a long-term fix if possible.

I appreciate that. And NTSB has been onsite and expect to have their report out.

Mr. Speaker, Brandie Reiner, Jack Welty, Andy Albright, Diego Soto, Anthony Carly, Ellen Hamilton, Ariel Carlos, Joe Slaven, Brandy Pantilione, Gary Brewer, Christopher Valles--these are the students and college graduates from Arizona…

I want to take this in a little different direction. You know, there is postcrisis research regarding community banks showing that public benefits provided in the crisis and in the recovery stages after the crisis actually minimized the…

We are deeply concerned about consolidation. We think it is being driven by regulation.

Madam President, I wish to say, through the Chair, thank you to the Senator from Missouri for her advocacy on behalf of our service men and women. And I think she should have made no assumption about yielding the floor to me, but I am…

A political settlement is still the preferable outcome.

The genius of America is that America can change.

That's wrong. We've got to change it.

We will be providing this assessment to Congress, and we will also be consulting with them about our assessments on chemical weapons and our policy response.

Since April, as we reviewed this evidence, we have increased our support and provision of assistance to the opposition.