It is one thing to be for clean water. It is another thing to recognize where we were before we had the Clean Water Act.

What should we be asking from India in regards to how do we handle Pakistan in our relationship with India?

Before the two Supreme Court decisions, I don't think the enforcement of the Clean Water Act was controversial.

today I wish to join Americans across the country in recognizing the immeasurable sacrifices made every day by the men and women of law enforcement. Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers put their lives on the line to help…

In Maryland, the uninsured rates have dropped from 13 percent down to about 7.5 percent.

The number one issue, by far, that was brought up when we had small businesses before us was the availability of affordable quality health insurance.

I am not saying it has been solved. I am saying this is where we were before the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

I just think that it is useful for Congress to reflect on that because if you look at it in absolutes today--and obviously, there are dynamics occurring in health coverage that we have to deal with.

Of course, the other thing we saw is, of course, some companies just terminated their policies because the premiums were unpredictable and they just could not do it.

I am a strong supporter of the Affordable Care Act. I make no pretense otherwise. However, I think it can be improved.

the only way to resolve it is for the Syrians to have confidence that a process moving forward can bring their country together.

It is imperative to continue the lifesaving humanitarian assistance that has saved countless lives since the beginning of this crisis.

An internationally brokered transition government seems further away today than ever with Assad's deputy foreign minister recently saying this will not happen, not now, not tomorrow, not ever.

There is no question there are shared interests. The question is how do you overcome the individual issues that have blown up the process in the past.

My conversation with a lot of the players is that that will not bring peace to Syria.

There have got to be consequences to those who block humanitarian aid.

I think your point about corporate integration and how it impacts the incentives for retirement savings is a point that needs to be taken into consideration.

The most important is that we stop the bloodshed, that we prioritize a cessation of hostilities or, better yet, a full-on ceasefire.

I join Senator Mikulski, as the two Senators from Maryland, in strongly recommending the favorable consideration of Paula Xinis for the district court judgeship of Maryland. I first want to acknowledge the leadership of our senior Senator…

I just really want to throw one thing out, Mr. Chairman, that I do not think has been mentioned yet, and that is, as we look at these proposals, we also have to look at the impact they have on tax credits that we currently have in law.

Not necessarily. It depends on the type of structure that you have, and that is why most people in that circumstance have used pass-through entities rather than using the C corporation.

I think you are absolutely correct in that the only way you are going to deal with this is through some type of proposal that we are suggesting.

This makes absolutely no sense, because we have created an incentive for U.S. companies to invest abroad rather than domestically.

The United States, working with our coalition partners, need to be able to provide that type of a framework.

I think this is the only solution that is a solution to fix our current system.