Are you still committed to prioritizing basic and applied research? Will this commitment be reflected in the fiscal year 2019 budget?

Cures also fell short in a really big way, and that's on funding.

I led Democrats on this Committee in calling for an extra $50 billion for the NIH and the FDA.

I am worried that splitting oversight of R&D from acquisition is going to make this problem even worse.

Thank you, Mr. President. I have been sitting on the floor for a while, listening to other Senators tell amazing stories about young people who came to this country as children and how they have thrived, how they have become woven into a…

I think that would be bad for students overall and with Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, I think it would be even worse.

Companies that skirt safety rules should be punished to the fullest extent of the law, but companies that hold Federal contracts paid for with taxpayer dollars should be held to an even higher standard.

Mr. Marcus, we have to move on, but I actually started with an easy one.

The Supreme Court ruled in 'Plyler v. Doe' that this type of discrimination would clearly be an unconstitutional violation of the 14th Amendment.

If confirmed, would your Office step in to protect the civil rights of that district's black students?

a U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts

I am shocked by that answer.

Mr. Marcus, if confirmed, you would be responsible for protecting the civil rights of American students at a time when Nazis and white supremacists are marching across college campuses with tiki torches, and many young people are literally…

Another way to deter companies from taking dangerous shortcuts on worker safety is to publicize fines and penalties.

One way to deter companies from cutting corners and endangering workers is to hold employers, who violate safety laws, personally accountable for the deaths of their workers.

I am not asking about what is the policy of others. I am asking about your policy.

Senate Republicans are about 24 hours away from passing a bill that would make middle-class families in this country pay more taxes so big corporations and millionaires can pay less. A bill like that would never really make sense, but it…

I think we need to consider that when we are looking at our capability gaps against China and Russia, in particular.

But I think it is not just about how much money we spend, but how we spend that money.

President Trump's promises to treat the epidemic as a public health emergency won't get the job done unless there are also significant increases in federal funding.

I led a number of my colleagues in calling for more funding to support LEAD and other diversion programs like it.

I've talked with people all over Massachusetts who are on the front lines in the opioid epidemic.

Even if Congress provided a $700 billion budget tomorrow, it would be several years before the Navy reached 355 ships or DOD could deploy 2,000 F-35 fighter jets.

I just want to underline that I think we need to be focused on not just the inputs, the number of ships or marines or aircraft, but also on the outputs, the goals we are trying to achieve with the force we have.

For me, that is just not adequate accountability.