in the midst of this momentous debate, truly one which will determine the future of the country, I rise on a matter of equal importance, in my view. Today we welcomed to the Capitol 26 bicyclists, riders who left Saturday morning on this…

I believe that we have in our military, right now the next greatest generation, and that if we can deal with this problem, we will assure that we continue to have that quality of people in the military.

your testimony in particular--really all of your testimony--calls attention to the need for prevention.

I am troubled in general by rate increases that aren't based on competitive factors.

Thank you for holding this hearing.

I strongly urge the Commission to take up the issue for wireless consumers sooner rather than later.

I want to thank my colleague, Senator Klobuchar, for her leadership, as well, on the unlocking bill, which I have been very glad and proud to cosponsor.

My information is that none of this size, in terms of dollars and impact on consumers, has ever been approved by the Bureau as opposed to by the Commission.

Grave concern, deeply troubling, especially to many in Connecticut...

Are you aware of any transaction of similar size that has been approved at the Bureau level rather than being circulated for a vote by the Commission?

I think we ought to pay closer attention.

I am looking for ways to modify this proposal so as to perhaps make it voluntary and give licensed dealers the access that they need to the system.

I think about the young people who put their lives on the line in service to our Nation, young women in particular, and look at the numbers that you see repeatedly year after year, and that is an extremely disturbing thing to think that…

I want to thank both you and the President for your leadership on gun violence prevention and particularly his and your personal commitment to the people of Newtown.

And I want to make clear that my asking for your assistance is not to in any way disparage or denigrate the good faith and efforts of Secretary Hagel and the Joint Chiefs and all of the military leadership to making this system work better.

today I wish to pay tribute to my dear friend and lifelong Connecticut resident and business owner, Bob Rich, who passed away this past November. Born in Stamford, Mr. Rich graduated from Stamford High School in 1944 and from Princeton in…

I would like your commitment, again, to work with me and others here on the possibility of an investigation based on those disclosures that undermine the good faith and fairness of that settlement.

Without a background check now, do you have any effective way of enforcing that law, the prohibition on ammunition purchases? No.

If we are serious about these gun violence prevention laws that keep ammunition and firearms out of the hands of criminals, we need to strengthen and bolster that NICS system.

I personally feel that approach is critical to our Nation's security.

that basic ambition is still there; you would agree with that?

Isn't the Republic of North Korea a primary contributor to this problem?

Isn't it a fact that Iran would be greatly disadvantaged if North Korea were not helping it?

I think it also undermines the credibility of the convening authority to make prosecutorial decisions in the first place.

If you're speaking, Senator, about drugs, just more assets.