This all shows that many are eager to address our transportation needs.

The current surface transportation bill, MAP-21, expires at the end of September.

the TIGER grant that we were able to obtain in 2012 for Hartford is going to play a critical role at Union Station there in developing a multimodal approach.

it's amazing how a little Federal money or State money can focus people's minds.

government comes in, because it can reconcile all the interests and all the different considerations.

So it's critical that we act soon.

I think that is a determination that unites us in this room and that accountability means changing the team, if necessary, at VA.

Any surface transportation reauthorization practice has to be multimodal and has to address rail priorities.

do you not believe as I certainly believe, that there is a responsibility from the IG to complete this report as quickly as possible

It's very important to the members I represent.

All of you, I believe, would agree with me that the investigation should be as hard hitting, aggressive, thorough, and prompt as possible.

There is a need for more than just an investigation. There is a need for action to restore trust and confidence, to assure accountability and transparency.

Thank you, Mr. President. Reserving my right to object, and I will object, I respect my friend and colleague from South Carolina. We are friends, and we agree on a lot of issues. On this issue we fundamentally disagree. I am here to remind…

I respect the sincerity of my colleague from South Carolina. The fact of one instance of possible medical malpractice does not justify this kind of sweeping abrogation of women's reproductive rights or women's health care. The principle is…

like many of my colleagues, I have attended and spoken at a number of college and law school graduations and commencements. I had the great privilege of speaking to the graduates of Post University on Saturday and at the Quinnipiac Law…

I was unavoidably detained and unable to participate in the vote to confirm Indira Talwani to be U.S. district judge for the District of Massachusetts. Had I been present, I would have voted aye. ____________________

I am tremendously honored to follow my colleague from Massachusetts, Senator Warren, who has so zealously and thoughtfully developed a program that deals with the breaking, calamitous burden of student debt which affects so many of our…

I would like to proceed with remarks on the student debt and loan issue, and I will be brief because I know it is late. There have been some very remarkable and eloquent remarks and personal stories about the meaning of college education…

I'm going to ask that that information, all the testing, both GM's and NHTSA, be made available publicly right now.

the ultimate outcome here is going to be continued crashes and potential deaths or injuries unless action is taken now.

NHTSA really was almost complicit in its laxity and lapse of oversight.

I find that not only alarming but appalling.

In that April 30 notice, it said, 'If your car is jostled or jolted, it's possible for the key to move from `run' to `accessory'.'

General Dempsey, I understand that $120.0 million is spent each year on the repairs and maintenance for the Mi-17 helicopters owned by the Afghanistan security forces.

In my opinion, that is the bigger issue, sir.