"We have been joined by Senator Cantwell."
"We have also seen a decline within the mission's capacity to deal with the core values that make America the strong nation that it is in promoting democratic institutions and advancing human rights an..."
"National Women's Small Business Month is particularly important in my home state of Maryland, as it boasts the highest concentration of women-owned small businesses in the country."
"I agree with Chairman Menendez's initial statements of how, over a long period of time, we have seen a decline in support for our Foreign Service officers in our diplomacy mission."
"I do want to thank all three of our nominees for their willingness to serve our country and thank them for putting up with our nomination process."
"if we continue to delay these issues being regulated appropriately, it is going to be even more challenging in the future."
"we are in desperate need of having a national standard based upon best science."
"I think partnering with our States is going to be critically important, particularly on the fish stock."
"I cannot think of anyone more superbly qualified to lead this than Dr. Locascio."
"I just would urge us to think about how we can work in partnership to deal with these extreme raining events that are causing communities to be extremely vulnerable."
"These types of investments really pay off dramatically, but there is also a change in the risk factors that I am seeing in our communities."