Joe Donnelly

Thank you, Madam Chair. And to all of you, this is a particularly poignant hearing for me. I have a family member who has rheumatoid arthritis and who was actually in the trials for Enbrel.

I know Treasury has imposed sanctions on a number of Chinese entities that have served as sources of trade and revenue for North Korea.

This pension piece is equally important to us, so we do not find ourselves living hand to mouth at the end of the day.

Harry Truman made this promise to us.

There have been a number of reports that the United States is among the easiest countries to create anonymous shell companies in.

I believe Kip is highly qualified and will be committed to achieving the goals of the United Nations World Food Program and Food and Agriculture Organization as they strive to defeat hunger and to achieve food security worldwide.

I am concerned about the shortfall in funding for new wings.

I want to thank you and your staff for a unique level of prompt and clear communication since your confirmation.

Earlier today, on rollcall vote No. 260, the motion to invoke cloture on Stephanos Bibas, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. circuit judge for the Third District, I voted yea when I had intended to vote nay. ____________________

We are committed to working with you to solve that issue through the national credit reporting system.

Congress enacted the Fair Credit Reporting Act in 1970 to set the rules of the road.

Isn't it appropriate that the consumer ought to be able to make that decision?

Adverse credit actions make it more difficult and expensive for them to get a mortgage, to buy a car.

We have got problems here, this is not working.

Yesterday, September 27, 2017, I was in Indiana with the President of the United States and was unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted in support of Mr. Heath Tarbert's nomination to be an Assistant Secretary of the…

He has worked this side of the street for a long, long time. He is extraordinarily talented, worked for both Republican and Democratic administrations, and is a patriot above all.

Opioids and substance abuse impact every community but accessing treatment is even more of a challenge in some of our rural areas.

I want to thank you for your service to the people of Indiana and to the country.

We are grateful for the service, saddened by the loss. Extraordinary people.

I just want to quickly let you know the results of what happened in 2008 in my congressional district that I represented at the time.

I have consistently argued that position limits should be a tool in the CFTC's tool box that helps the Commission fulfill its mission to promote transparent open markets and to protect the public from fraud and manipulation.

A steely eyed missile commander in Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen and Bob Casey, and everybody is all in to make sure that is protected.

Crop insurance is a critical backstop for family farms, and we will continue to fight to make sure that is included in any farm bill, moving forward.

I think the debt already has an impact on future generations as the cost of borrowing is increasing.

So, please, keep them in mind about how we make sure that their chances for success are ahead and that we have trade laws that stand up for all our workers.