Amy Klobuchar

Thank you very much. I thought we'd have Abbey's picture up there so everyone remembers her smiling face that I told you about.

Today's hearing really provides a chance to look at how to build social capital and why it is important to look at policies about how we can do a better job, especially in this isolating time.

Thank you very much. Thank all of you. I have read your book, Professor Putnam, and enjoyed it.

I further ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action…

I think everyone was outraged by this video--deeply disturbing video of Dr. Dao being dragged off this plane.

I want to make sure this will have a real impact.

This has been a focus that I've had for quite a while with the Passenger Bill of Rights that I pushed hard for.

The gap that we're seeing is in rural areas.

I can't think of any reason not to do it.

I have been pushing hard for a competitive agenda for this country, and I am so glad that we launched the Senate Broadband Caucus.

We've introduced this bill to conduct an analysis of the effects of broadband deployment.

While the rural economy is doing well in many parts of Minnesota, I am still seeing challenges.

I am a strong supporter of the EITC and the Child Tax Credit.

I think we got rated one year the best State to do business in by CNBC, in part because of that.

Export-Import Bank, something also important in rural America and in the Midwest, especially for some of our smaller businesses that can't access export financing in other ways.

I worry that we may be making it too hard for agricultural workers to come in, whether as guest workers or--

I am really concerned about not just the proposals out there, but also the rhetoric that I think is going to be a real hit to the rural economy.

I also believe we have other needs in this country, especially in rural areas and agriculture.

I first want to welcome my friends from the Minnesota Workforce Council Association.

One of the ways we can fill these jobs--25 percent of STEM workers--less than 25 percent women.

It's hard to get people to fill the jobs.

Last week I lead a letter with Senators Isakson, Durbin, Inhofe, Baldwin, and Tillis raising concerns about the billions of dollars in subsidies countries like UAE and Qatar provide their state-owned airlines.

I was really heartened when the President listed infrastructure as the first thing he wanted to work on, on election night, and used the figure trillion dollars.

It's the effect it has on the economy, but it's also a safety issue.

Congress has not passed a multiyear FAA reauthorization since 2012.