I think it is very much needed.

We should be bold in re-imagining the State Department, and this should be guided by some very basic foundational questions.

The idea that we are going to enhance long term commerce through the effective dredging program through the Port of Baltimore and other ports, and then use that material to build resiliency and to restore and address problems with the…

I am certainly hopeful that through the jobs package and the other work going on that there will be additional resources.

I would just point out, Mr. Chairman, in closing, that is the livelihoods, the tourism, the recreational use in small communities are very much impacted by the work done by the Army Corps.

Thank you for your willingness to take on this important responsibility, and thank you to your family for sharing in the public service.

When I first started in politics, the location of dredged material was an extremely political and difficult subject.

When you weigh the environmental benefits, it really is the right investment and deals with resiliency and protection against erosion.

I rise this afternoon in support of the nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Boardman to be a U.S. district judge for the District of Maryland. Judge Boardman was favorably reported by the Judiciary Committee on June 10. I have…

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We write to thank you for your support of patients and providers in the mental health community by introducing the Telemental Health Care Access Act.

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It is a pleasure to have you before our committee.

All three of you have given so much to our community.

If confirmed, do you commit to working with members of this committee, keeping us engaged and informed as this process moves forward?

I particularly want to thank her for her service to the people of Maryland.

I want to get your view as to how we can use the tax code more effectively to deal with investment of resources to build wealth and equity in communities across the country that have been traditionally underserved.

Your background, record and commitment to public service is very, very impressive.

the U.S. Innovation & Competition Act the Senate passed yesterday sends a loud, clear signal to the Government of the People's Republic of China and to the Chinese Communist Party: American foreign policy is grounded in our values, and we…