Brian Schatz

I want you to take a look at that rule from that perspective.

I think the key is implementation at the sort of administrator level.

I really appreciate the Department's focus on transportation generally speaking, that it's not the Department of Highways or the Department of Rail, it is the Department of Transportation.

I wanted to follow up with you on TIFIA financing for transit-oriented development.

Obviously, from an expertise standpoint, from a time zone standpoint, and from the viewpoint of logistics and relationships with local civil defense officials, media partners, it makes a lot of sense to keep the Central Pacific Hurricane…

I have heard reports that NOAA is or was considering relocating the Central Pacific Hurricane Center to Florida in an effort to reduce staffing levels. Is this true?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

A successful IANA transition will ensure that the global community continues to benefit from an open Internet.

If a faction within GAC makes a recommendation that is contrary to the United States' interests, ICANN doesn't have to do anything with it.

It is ironic to me that so-called 'small government types' want a Commerce Department bureau to oversee the technical underpinnings of the Internet.

Thank you, Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 17 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Portman). Without objection, it is so ordered. Zika Virus

I'm a little worried that the budget request doesn't reflect how quickly escalating the threat to energy security is in the context of MDA.

I worry that others, such as quality-of-life and infrastructure improvement projects are getting pushed to the right or cut entirely.

If it is absolutely mission-critical, I have no doubt that we get it, because that's essential.

I fear that places like Alaska, places like Hawaii, get harmed in that process because things get pushed to the right.

With the exception of our longstanding commitments to the Republic of Korea and Japan, we've largely had a 'places, not bases' defense posture in the Asia Pacific.

We need new alternatives for pain management and the NIH and our partners will develop them.

Get your kids vaccinated. Follow the recommendations from the professional societies like the American Academy of Pediatrics. Don't worry. This is a good thing. This will help your kids.

Thank you to all of you and everybody who works at the National Institutes of Health. This is, I think it's fair to say, among the most inspiring, invigorating hearings that we have.

I know members on both sides of this aisle agree, so this is not a partisan issue.

That was really an important step forward, and I don't see any reason to stop there.

It is really a make-or-break priority.

It is through the language immersion programs that we have the language programs we have in our schools and that we are able to realize true self determination and sovereignty.

Last year, Senators Schatz, Murkowski, Sullivan and I introduced an amendment which was subsequently enacted into public law to study the benefits of Native American language immersion education.

Among the most promising best practices in native education at every level are programs that integrate Native language and cultural revitalization.