The only difference between your testimony today and the testimony that tobacco executives is that you're not under oath because I find in this testimony a sense of denial that I cannot creditable accept.

Would you say she is smoking in this promotion?

Cigarettes kill people. And if your products are a gateway to cigarette use, they are aiding and abetting at killing.

I think we need to realize that, as I and others have said, including FDA/CTP Director Zeller, we are in a 'New Era'.

So wouldn't you agree that as a 'responsible' marketer, and you're in the business of promoting and selling these products, that an industry-wide agreement to ban those kinds of cartoon characters would be a good thing?

the evidence is undeniable that you are seeking not only to renormalize, but in fact, to re-glamorize tobacco use.

You're what is wrong with this country. And the profit motive is good, but only if it's aimed at something which is for the general benefit of the public.

I wish to begin by thanking a number of my colleagues, most especially our good friends who are very active Members of this body, Senators Sanders and McCain, for acting in a very bipartisan and courageous way to enable us to reach a…

I would strongly urge that the deferred action status be expanded.

In my view, Mr. Secretary, you have that discretion right now. The statute does not require that you deny bond hearings.

I strongly endorse that idea.

tomorrow the Senate has a historic and magnificent opportunity to increase everybody's fair shot at the American dream--everyone's fair shot at a college education that enables and opens the American dream to people who come from families…

If this is not a searing indictment of our broken immigration system and the need for change, I cannot think of anything that is.

the lack of bond hearings for thousands of immigrants is a real concern for many of us, including myself.

I have heard from a great many Connecticut constituents who have mixed-status families; parts of their families are here legally...

the importance of passing immigration reform so that we can address many of these questions.

A very little comment, just to thank each of you for your willingness to serve, your public service in the past, and I look forward to working with you.

I have proposed increasing the penalties or in some way restructuring them, but also stronger oversight and scrutiny generally by the FRA.

The electrical systems alone are outdated and have caused very significant service disruptions on the railroads in the Northeast Corridor.

I support the $9.5 billion request made for the passenger rail service program.

I thank my colleague from Rhode Island, who has been such a champion and a leader in these efforts over so many years. Well before I came to the Senate, he was there working and fighting for more affordable loans for our students. The…

I am very proud to begin a conversation on the floor with a number of my colleagues about one of the most urgent and pressing challenges that face us as a body here in Washington, making laws, but even more preeminently to families and…

I would like to yield now to Senator Merkley and then to Senator Schumer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.

I thank my colleague from Illinois. Order of Procedure I ask unanimous consent that Senators be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes each during the majority's controlled time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Presiding Officer, and I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan. ____________________