There are many values that the Sanctuaries Program has but to me it is that it is truly America at its best, government for the people and 'BY' the people.

Sanctuaries are very dear and near to my heart as well as to Michigan's economy.

Right. This is a very long and laborious process.

This is not about railroading folks. It's about trying to bring everybody together.

I fail to understand how 'conservatives' think that exploitation of resources is going to 'Make America Great Again' if we have nothing left.

I rise with the understanding that the Senate will be voting on a Republican healthcare bill next week, a bill that has been written entirely behind closed doors. The bill has been hidden from the American people, the press, and, as far as…

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I know it has been an important program for the detection and deterrence of individuals, but I also know that there are folks who believe that this can lead to racial profiling as a whole.

So I think there is certainly a tremendous need for additional security improvements from an infrastructure standpoint throughout airports.

I'd like to hear from you, if confirmed, would you ensure that the TSA does its part to help airports with security infrastructure projects?

This is something we have to grapple with in a broad-based way.

So we're going to try to work through this and find out how we can coordinate better to make the kind of necessary security improvements that we need to make.

Cyber is the most significant national security risk that we face.

I actually like to think of universal broadband access as something very similar to access to electricity.

I appreciate your leadership. I'm very proud to be a cosponsor with you of that legislation.

Well, as a follow-up, as we push to expand Medicare to cover these new innovative services, how can we collect better data and conduct enforcement to ensure that these programs are truly the best that we can offer?

I would certainly look forward to having an opportunity to discuss that further with you, if you had an opportunity to review that bill and give us any input as to how we can make it better.

I appreciate your work on this and look forward to working with you. Thank you.

I rise today to reiterate my support for the resolution of disapproval related to the sale of certain defense articles to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. While the resolution, unfortunately, did not pass the Senate in a recent vote, I believe…

Thank you for allowing me to be here. I am not a regular member of the Subcommittee, so it is a great opportunity to come here and join you for this very important discussion.

I recently partnered with this Committee's Ranking Member, Senator McCaskill, to introduce the Federal Agency Customer Service Experience Act of 2017.

It is past time we critically examine how government should be organized to best serve the American people.

Ultimately, it is every public servant's most important job to hear the American public and serve their needs.

Because of the expertise of the American Center for Mobility, we'll definitely save thousands and thousands of lives every year and fundamentally change the way we get from place to place in the future.

Uber thanks Chairman Thune, Ranking Member Nelson, Senator Peters and other members of the Committee for highlighting the importance of policy frameworks that enable companies able to deploy self-driving cars safely and rapidly.