Shouldn't we start by doing what we can to reduce the size of their debt loads?

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to offer my strong support of the Environmental Protection Agency's clean power plan to cut carbon pollution from existing powerplants. The EPA's proposal is a powerful step in the fight to protect…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:24 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at 10…

There will be two rollcall votes at noon tomorrow. Additional rollcall votes on nominations are expected. ____________________

Transportation infrastructure is powerfully important because this is how we help our economy move forward.

Mr. Chairman, thank you, and thank you for calling this hearing. I have questions for the next two witnesses, so I will just hold until then.

As I see it, the economy turns on transportation infrastructure.

I want to thank you for your advocacy on behalf of the Green Line, but also your advocacy on behalf of the whole transit system.

it is extremely important that workforce development at all levels is not an afterthought

Without a transportation infrastructure or with a decaying transportation infrastructure, the whole economy is in trouble.