We made clear this should happen through the political process in Geneva.

I understand that the President is going to invite Mr. Putin to the United States to follow up on the understandings reached in Helsinki.

Any discussions on sanctions? You said there was no easing of the sanctions.

Was there any discussion about Magnitsky?

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator…

I am proud of the advancements we have made in healthcare in this country--advancements that have been made, including those in the Affordable Care Act. At lunch today we had an opportunity to see one of the faces of the progress that we…

to my colleagues, let me just say that we must speak out and act. President Trump's appearance with Russia's President Putin--a U.S. President capitulating to a strongman dictator, unprecedented in American history--compromised America's…

Will you commit to this committee that you will fight for having at least the same effective tools to assist underserved communities...

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

The Endangered Species Act has been an extremely important policy of this country and has achieved a great deal in restoring species in delisting.

Judicial review is checks and balances in our system, and because we have strong checks and balances, it makes for a much more open process.

judicial review is an extremely important part and can be done in a timely way, but allows for a more open, transparent process.

Let's make sure that we have adequate funding so that the Endangered Species Act can in fact work.

I rise today to discuss a topic far too many of my colleagues have also had to face--yet another fatal mass shooting in their State. This time it was in Annapolis, MD, in our State capital. Exactly 2 weeks ago, on June 28, at about 2:30…

We are not helping ourselves as we try to engage in diplomacy to get North Korea to change its behavior, for which we need China's help.

the way that the President has pursued this, he has been able to give China a free pass

Maryland's Independent Can Company is facing two bad choices, according to its CEO. They can move production to China or raise prices and risk losing consumers. Either way, it will cost jobs.

In Maryland, I have heard from farmers that have already been impacted--soy crop, et cetera.

Many of us think they do not have one.

We want to see a change in China's trade policies.

I believe the President is abusing his authorities.

We do not understand what it is in regards to the trade actions taken by this administration.

if we had friends with us, we would be in a much stronger position

TIFIA has been able to reduce some interest costs.

I thank all of our witnesses. Let me start by just underscoring the point of the Chairman and the Ranking Member as to the need for greater infrastructure investment here in America.