I think we have an obligation here to try to deal with people's expectation of privacy.

Mr. Pesident, I rise today to offer what I consider to be an enormously commonsense piece of legislation that is going to help our Nation's dairy farmers. No one can make up this stuff. If you can believe it, this legislation pertains to…

It seems to me that the baseline is going to be very, very constricted.

I rise to discuss a bill I have introduced because I see a very unfair battle unfolding right in front of us. The battle I foresee is this: In one corner we have the enormous resources of the Federal Government; in the other corner, cities…

So if the use of Federal power to preempt a State requires such an extremely high threshold, how can one reconcile that with the administration's decision to file a lawsuit? My bill sends a message to the administration that it cannot use…

I rise today to remember and to pay tribute to a fallen hero, U.S. Army SPC Edwin C.L. Wood of Omaha, NE. Edwin was a proud member of B Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Armored Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division operating in Kandahar. As many…

I want to say thank you for holding this hearing. We all agree on one thing: this is about as important an issue as we could deal with on the Committee.

I have been impressed with the dozens of claims pilot projects that VA has got up and running.

I rise today to speak about something I think is enormously important in terms of our businesses and job creation. There are many unintended consequences contained in the health care bill that was recently passed, but I think one of the…

I oftentimes--and I am sure other Committee Members also hear this--I hear about the difficulty of interfacing recordkeeping with DOD and VA.

I say with some degree of pride that, for example, the Lincoln office in my home State of Nebraska is well ahead of the VA's national average for processing claims.

none of this is very reassuring to me, and you understand why. This is a big project with significant issues.

Do I have the power? Because, you see, if you don't, then we are thwarting our governmental system.

I think it jeopardizes a whole bunch of things under the Broadband Plan.

I must admit--and I'm not making any claims about this being unsafe. Maybe it's the safest pipeline ever going to be constructed in world history.

Why wouldn't that give more security to the marketplace, that we're going to follow the Federal system in coming to conclusions on this?

How you could come to the conclusion that shoehorning into a 1930s regimen for the system we have today is the most solid foundation just perplexes me.

I rise today to say at the outset how much I appreciate the very thoughtful advice that has been given by Dr. Barrasso during this debate. He comes to the floor, he is carefully prepared, he has done his homework, he has done the analysis…

The mission statement of the Office of Pipeline Safety indicates that environmental safety is within their jurisdiction.

I raise that because today I want to get a better understanding relative to a project that is going on in Nebraska, the Keystone pipeline project.

I rise today to remember a fallen hero, U.S. Army SPC Blaine Redding of Plattsmouth, NE. Blaine was a proud member of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, of the 101st Airborne Division, operating in one of the most dangerous…

I rise today to discuss an issue I believe is of significant importance to our Nation's economy. There has been a lot of talk lately about the whole idea of increasing exports. I--like, I guess, every other Member of this body--support the…

In South Korea, it is the same story. And I could go on and on through each agreement and show that what they are about is bringing tariffs down for our products that we are paying today. Well, I have given this speech now I think twice on…

We must ensure that our education system serves all students, including those in Indian Country.

I fail to see how fewer airlines providing services results in a more competitive atmosphere.