Amy Klobuchar

I come at this, first of all, as someone who was in private practice for 14 years representing a number of different private phone companies and arguing that competition was really good for the market and that it would-- both the local…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I am not convinced that less competition is going to bring us there.

If this merger is approved, not only would AT&T have 44 percent of all U.S. wireless subscribers, but AT&T would be able to demand exclusivity contracts from any phone maker seeking their business because of that enormous market share.

I want to thank you and the rest of the administration for the good work.

I just returned from the Grand Forks area, where we share a border with North Dakota, and barely missed visiting the Mayor of Oslo, Minnesota, population 345, in a boat, because of the fact that their entire town is ring-diked, and that's…

I first acknowledge my colleague from Oregon for his great leadership in this area. We look forward to working with him. He has taken an essential lead on this important matter. This has been a difficult time for all of us with some of the…

I note that three of our four nominees are women. You broke the glass ceiling, Mr. Green, to be included in this group.

I want to congratulate all of you on a job well done.

I'm aware of those heavy caseloads in Texas, so I'm glad that this has moved along and that this nomination has been made.

So much of the work you do is in the trenches.

We will continue to advocate for you as we deal not only with the budget but with the VAWA reauthorization.

I think you see a Committee that is devoted to victims' rights here.

It allows the prosecutor to do the prosecution. It allows the victim advocate within a system to help navigate for the victims.

And to me it saved money in the long term because the prosecutors could focus on the cases and keeping up with their casework, and the victims' rights advocates handled a number of victims for teams of attorneys.

I actually have a bill with Kay Bailey Hutchison about updating our stalkers legislation and the cyber legislation that is on the books that is very outdated.

I have been a big believer in this.

We have come a long way despite the challenges that we are facing now.

When you look at the breaks that they get for the taxes, ... it is hundreds of billions dollars that they have got over the years.

If we cease to produce ethanol, like if we just got rid of it, ... prices would go up at the pump by as much as $1.40 per gallon.

I think people do not quite understand what a major part of the market these home-grown fuels are.

It would seem to me just one of the problems is, as we all know under the best circumstance it takes so long for us to get these laws done.

So few people and certainly so few children understand the terms of service.

I think it's the right way.

I opposed H.R. 1 because it called for severe cuts with little or no thought to the economic consequences. By cutting programs that support our seniors and veterans, as well as programs that contribute to our economic activity, H.R. 1…