Well, thank you. I know when implementation occurred in Oregon with our State law, it was amazing how well the employers adopted it.

There is a growing movement of what is essentially on-demand scheduling, which is extremely difficult for working families.

Yes, and in some ways that is what this conversation is about because how do you define 'best value?'

I do not know that any of us have ever walked in the shoes of trying to raise a child with medical difficulties earning a modest amount.

Madam President, earlier today, just a few minutes ago as I was presiding where the Senator from Minnesota is now sitting, I listened to my colleagues speak on this issue of interest rates on student loans. I was particularly interested in…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that William Carol, a detailee in the Senate HELP Committee Majority Education Office, be granted the privilege of the floor for the duration of debate on S. 2343, the Stop the Student Loan Interest…

I suspect that the firm providing the services at the Statue of Liberty is submitting a contract proposal, often the low-cost proposal is chosen.

the reality is that I have ranchers back in New Mexico that have sold off entire herds because there is less water

I was a bit disappointed when reading through the charter and through the testimony that was filed with us, that I didn't see any mention of fuel production from algae.

Our ocean transportation system is a critical component of our nationwide freight network for imports and exports.

we have to have modernization if we're going to stay competitive in these markets.

I want to thank you for agreeing with Senator Murray and myself's request for the Federal Maritime Commission to study factors which may cause and contribute a shift of containerized cargo.

Obviously, one of the big things that we face is competition.

I think the issue is that we have an existing fund that's being underutilized, and we have incredible competition coming at us.

We're trying to help those goods move more smoothly on our nationwide freight network by mandating that the U.S. Department of Transportation come up with a nationwide freight strategic plan.

I want to thank you, obviously, for holding this hearing, and I want to congratulate everyone for being nominated.

So the question is, are we going to innovate and continue to move forward.

Here's this wonderful thing that would occur: you would open your mail one day and you would have a packet in there, and you would begin reading through these questions. And your first thought would be: Is this real or is this a scam…