Brian Schatz

The problem is essentially they operate in the dark. They are unaccountable.

I want to thank you for your years of service.

I do not think it is easy for you to come to that conclusion.

You cannot lead a science agency if you are not grounded by the science.

I think it is essential for one of the premier science agencies of the Federal Government for you to abide by the science.

This budget repeats requests we rejected last fiscal year: Zero-ing out education, Cutting Earth Science and next generation transportation systems.

The President has requested $19.9 billion for NASA as a whole, which is 4 percent lower than what the Congress enacted in fiscal year 2018.

There is no way to move forward if you are going to be undermining the science.

I think there are some instances in which, especially as it relates to safety, that it is a clear moral choice.

I think we're going to have to shift that conversation.

This is literally the FCC's job to get this right and they're getting it wrong.

I hope that my colleagues will join me and vote to reject the FCC's decision and restore net neutrality.

I don't believe tech will solve all of our problems, but in the United States, we pride ourselves on the idea that innovation is the real driver of progress.

I am a fan of the program, you know the feedback that I get on the ground in Hawaii, and even when I'm in Seoul, is that they just love how it projects power for relatively little money.

We're, especially in Hawaii, working with the Navy and the Air Force in the energy-assurance space.

This is a political matter.

This request for a question to be added to the census comes from DOJ, comes from a political appointee.

I believe in your commitment to a full, fair, accurate census.

I was pleased to hear that you would be 'very forward leaning' if you were to receive the authority from the CONNECT for Health Act to waive barriers to Medicare fee-for-service reimbursement for telehealth.

Tom Price said that repealing the individual mandate will harm the pool and likely have individuals younger--you know this.

I think reaching veterans, reaching people in rural communities, helping with the opioid crisis, asthma, psychiatric/psychological treatment, all of it can be done through telehealth.

It is important to address mental health as we would any other physical condition.

I remain committed to addressing the opioid epidemic.

The Omnibus that Senator Murray and I helped craft set the Department on a strong path forward for this year.

Will you work with me and others interested, in the Senate, to make sure that individuals separated under Don't Ask, Don't Tell...know that they have a way for their records to be reviewed.