I am proud and honored to follow my very distinguished colleague from New Hampshire, Senator Shaheen, and Senator Murray of Washington in this cause which invokes a line that I think the President used last night in his address to us…

As a nation, we have to establish goals and we need to prioritize those goals.

It's a matter of national security. Wouldn't you agree?

I believe strongly that infrastructure, whether it be broadband, roads, transit, is critical for our Nation.

There's no endless pot of gold. So if the choice were yours and you had to sacrifice road building in Utah...

We ought to give South Dakota--and I'm with you on that one--more say and more resources to improve its roads and rail.

we are in a day--in fact, yet another day--of fast-developing, dramatic events. The news today that LTG Michael Flynn, who served until recently as National Security Advisor, may be culpable of lying to the FBI and therefore prosecutable…

Well, it strikes me--and I'm out of time, so we can pursue this in another channel--that, yes, money is diverted to deficit reduction when perhaps it should go to security.

I am honored to follow my distinguished colleague from Rhode Island who has been such a champion for working people and economic progress in manufacturing and economic fairness so that our country as a whole can advance together. I am…

preserving peace, not fighting wars.

As you know, in 2013, Congress passed a measure reducing the deficit as part of a major budget compromise.

Isn't the vast majority of the dollars that passengers pay going into security and only a small proportion going to deficit reduction?

It is critical to note that neither I nor any proponents of the Social Security Administration's rule believe that all or most or even a significant percentage of those suffering from mental health issues are dangerous--far from it. The…

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There is a tremendous opportunity here to help infuse our economy with strength.

Some of them may have the resources or access to the funds to implement Positive Train Control, but still have not implemented this life-saving technology.

I am here principally to speak about the NICS Social Security Act, Congressional Review Act resolution that is before our Chamber, but events of the last 24 hours really raise before us the urgent and unavoidable issue of needing an…

Would you agree with me that increasing the reliability and capacity of our ports is essential to delivering more freight?

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Calling for a Special Counsel

I hope that that process can be expedited and that any sort of bureaucratic delay can be avoided.

We can and must do better to elevate human life.

Nothing about our country should be a D-plus. We should lead the globe in infrastructure.

I introduced a bill called the 'Robert Matava Criminal Victim Abuse Prevention and Restitution Act.'

We are a nation that can and must do better, and there is bipartisan space for us to work together.

I'm excited about this Congress. I'm excited about under the leadership of my Chairman that we've put forth a trillion dollar proposal for improving our infrastructure.