Amy Klobuchar

I really focused on the economics of this bill and how important it was to our country's economy to move forward on reform.

Thank you very much, all three of you.

I think the current Gang of Eight increases the amount of green cards but not H-1B.

I reintroduced this bill, led the bill with Senators Heitkamp, Moran, and Collins.

Legalization was our number one issue to try to deal with so that we keep the workers that are here right now.

I have been hearing from ag producers for years about the problems with the H-2A program.

It is very important that DHS, the Department of Labor, and the Justice Department should use their auditing and prosecutorial authorities to combat the misuse of all visa programs.

I believe we can bring the debt down with a mix of revenue and spending cuts.

I always believe that we can do better, and we have been working in the Senate on a number of issues with accountability and greater transparency.

I believe the Fed does not need a change of mission at this time in our Nation's recovery.

While the economy is not yet out of the woods, and too many Americans still struggle to find work or make ends meet, we all know that there have been promising signs.

Thank you for holding today's hearing on our Nation's monetary policy and the mission of the Federal Reserve.

I am committed to investing in our Nation's infrastructure and making sure we have the safest airports at all our airports, large and small.

Safety in our skies and on our tarmacs is necessary to the flow of commerce and to keep the public safe.

That is why I have cosponsored the Protect Our Skies Act led by Senators Moran and Blumenthal that would keep our air traffic control towers open.

I do believe that is critical and important.

As a former prosecutor, I know the importance of being willing and ready to file suit and go to court.

I have introduced a bipartisan bill, with a number of Republicans supporting it, to eliminate this obsolete antitrust exemption for railroads.

It actually costs less for them to ship their paper to Finland than it does to customers in Georgia and Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

We have seen remarkable consolidation in this industry over the past decade.

What sort of negative effects might the use of exclusion orders regarding standard essential patents have on competition and consumer welfare in general?

I think the point here is when you talk about the retroactivity issue, it is simply that these are contracts that were entered into 20 years ago.

I have introduced legislation to put a stop to these anticompetitive practices.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families in Boston.

Vigilant antitrust enforcement means more money in the pockets of American consumers.