Mr. Secretary Ross, thank you so much for attending to things like the single point failure of the G-IV which flies above the hurricane which has improved the accuracy by 15 percent of our projections as well as its intensity.

the plan that's laid out on infrastructure--wouldn't that increase these taxes and tolls?

a private activity bond is the taxpayers subsidizing by lowering the interest rates.

Mr. Secretary Perry, thank you for your guardianship and your modernization of the Nation's nuclear arsenal and especially its modernization and all of that nuclear infrastructure.

Florida recently approved the placement of a statue of a truly inspirational woman, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, in the National Statuary Hall here in Washington, DC. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator, stateswoman…

we have a series of Senators who are going to be speaking about what is happening as a result of climate change and sea level rise, which is having its effects in my State of Florida, particularly. Few States are as vulnerable to climate…

We must work together to ensure that our infrastructure can support the demands of the 21st century.

Mr. Secretary Perdue, thank you for attending to the needs of Florida citrus that lost 100 percent of its crop in the hurricane.

Both sides want to invest and modernize our infrastructure.

when you have private investment in it, they've got to be reimbursed. They have to have a return on their investment.

Mr. Secretary Acosta, thank you for your long service as a U.S. Attorney where you understand the importance of the rule of law.

So, if all these functions are integrated at the service level, why do we separate them at the unified command level and in the Office of Secretary of Defense?