Attacking the judicial branch erodes the public confidence that gives force to their judgments.

Whatever the results of this hearing, we Senators must respond in some way to the expectations of most Coloradans and most Americans who are eager for us to work together and to treat each other with respect.

The Senate's failure to do its duty with respect to Judge Garland was an embarrassment to this body.

I think we do have leverage. With that leverage, I think if we do it properly and rationally, we can improve NAFTA for both countries and also not hurt agriculture, and that certainly would be my objective.

Agricultural producers in Colorado are worried. They are interested and curious about this re-opening, but they are worried that opening up NAFTA will lead Mexico and Canada to impose higher tariffs.

I look forward to working with you and the ranking member to figure out a bipartisan way through this waiver process that is needed.

I worked with Senator Grassley to reintroduce the Advancing Care for Exceptional (ACE) Kids Act.

In short, there is simply no evidence that interstate insurance sales will help lower costs, and plenty of evidence that insurance markets will be destabilized through the evisceration of State regulatory authority.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not perfect but in Colorado there have been over 600,000 people covered including more than 27,000 children.

The path forward is not a 'replacement' plan that covers fewer people and provides less robust benefits.

In a State like Kentucky, which suffers from poor health on virtually every front, a Medicaid block grant would be a disaster, leading to fewer people having coverage, a reduced benefits package, and a reversal of the progress we have…