Seventy percent of the population of Maryland lives in coastal areas. And they are at risk.

Maryland has taken steps over the years to try to reduce its carbon footprint.

First and foremost, this subject of opportunity for women-owned businesses is about the values of America, what we believe in.

It was right for us to set up programs and to provide the tools necessary so that women did have a fair opportunity.

That is a real issue with these small businesses.

Thank you. Let me thank both of you again.

The watermen understand the loss of our crab population due to the warming of the waters and loss of sea grasses.

You want to do the business not with the bureaucratic issues that we require.

I have the honor to chair the U.S. Helsinki Commission, which is well known for its commitment to human rights. It is also our participating arm in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the OSCE. Starting when I first…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Middle East

it is my understanding later today we are going to have an opportunity to approve a resolution that was voted out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday that deals with the tragic events in the Middle East between Israel and…

this Wednesday--July 16, 2014--marks the centennial of the Congressional Research Service, CRS. On this exact date 100 years ago, our oldest legislative support agency was created. But the idea for such an organization to provide objective…

It is also true that this country has been one of the strongest in working with the international community to encourage countries to have an understanding that their border can be a sanctuary for those who otherwise are at risk in their…

Do you really believe that if Congress approved the $3.7 billion exactly as the administration suggested, that it would have a major change in the three countries as it relates to the safety of children?

Accelerating without due process is not acceptable.

We all want to make it clear--and this is a point that we have all stressed--that it is not safe to put your child in the hands of a trafficker or in a position of being taken to our border.

I oppose the changing of the existing law. There is a reason why that law was passed.

I have complained strongly and argued forcefully that the years of cuts to the region would come at our own peril.

Well, Mr. Swartz. I think that money can be consequential, from the Department of Justice's point of view.

It seems to me that we have made a huge error in manufacturing in that we have sort of adopted the World Trade Organization's tax regime.

the safety and well-being of children is part of a larger approach of U.S. development assistance.

It is clear, Mr. Swartz, as you pointed out, that the spike is related to the instability in the three countries involved because of the criminal activities within those three countries.

My time has expired, but let me just point out that in TPP one of the major issues is whether we really will get a level playing field on government procurement.

I have been doing in Maryland what I call 'Made in Maryland' tours and have really seen the innovation and creativity of manufacturing in our State.

I agree completely. Also, we should have quality trade agreements that give us a better chance for manufacturing.