We asked that high-deductible plans with HSAs be permitted to cover health care services to treat chronic conditions before the deductible.

I call that a moral obligation. A moral obligation.

I share the interest of some of our Republican colleagues in looking for ways to improve and possibly expand health savings accounts.

I believe that members on both sides of the aisle support legislative actions to address this problem, but before we write legislation, we need to do thorough oversight of problems that may require additional investments such as the…

The President has called for the modernization and rebuilding of America's aged-out infrastructure, and Democratic Senators released a blueprint for addressing infrastructure challenges earlier this year.

It is extremely important for us to examine how Federal agencies within our Committee's jurisdiction are implementing legislative direction we have provided, such as the Water Resources Development Acts.

Good afternoon, Mr. President. It is good to see the Presiding Officer and to hear my colleague Senator Perdue, as he prepares to probably head for home for the next several weeks. A number of our Senators are heading for their home States…

Thanks for your testimony here today.

But we know that the fiscally smart decision for providing for space, whether it is for the FBI or for anybody else in Federal Government, oftentimes it is for the Federal Government to build and own property.

How would you like it if the Democrats had the White House, the majority in the House and the majority in the Senate, and we had an Administration with a policy that said we are not going to respond to your questions when you try to do…

Let me just close by saying without adequate funding from Congress in the years to come, this FBI project, the St. Elizabeth's project may face unacceptable cost escalations and delays that are wholly preventable through our action.

This is outrageous. We cannot stand for this. Our job is to do oversight.

It means making sure that the communities in which these sites are located have a seat at the table and a say in how cleanups get done.

EPA's Superfund program is vitally important in my home State of Delaware, as I am sure it is important to most all members.

Like all of you, I want to see those sites cleaned up as quickly as possible.

That means ensuring that remediation actions will permanently protect the public against exposure to toxic and hazardous materials.

I intend to offer a motion to commit the reconciliation bill to the Finance Committee with instructions to ensure the bill includes reforms to our healthcare system that lower healthcare costs and improve health outcomes. I am offering…

I intend to offer a motion to commit the reconciliation bill to the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, HELP, Committee with instructions to ensure the bill does not harm or reduce the size of the individual health insurance market risk…

I spent many years of my life in Navy airplanes. I am a retired Navy captain. Senator Alexander said something the other day about the fact that a pilot doesn't start up and take off in an airplane unless he or she knows what the…

I was happy to yield. Good to see you. Mr. President, I want to say a few words about ObamaCare. If you ask most people in this country ``What is ObamaCare?'' my guess is, they probably wouldn't know. Those who do might think it has…

I am happy to yield. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming. Amendment No. 288 to Amendment No. 267

I urge my colleagues to stand with the 50+ environmental and sportsmen's organizations and constituents that they represent who want further conservation efforts in this country.

I just want to take a moment just to applaud Ben Cardin for his continued work and commitment to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay.

I must respectfully reaffirm my concern with the provision in this bill that removes Endangered Species Act protection for gray wolves and prohibits judicial review in the Great Lakes and in Wyoming.

I have a strong interest in preserving the publicly informed, science driven process that currently exists for making endangered species determinations.