Amy Klobuchar

Should we privatize Social Security? No.

Exactly. Thank you, Mr. Dougan, for your work, as well.

I am most concerned about the fact that the transfers of money... is taking away from what we can do to prevent these fires from happening in the first place.

In Minnesota, forests are a big part of the culture of our state, but also of our economy, employing 40,000 people in the forest industry, $9.7 billion.

This is a very important bill and subject. And I want to thank the Chairman and Senator Schatz for the work that they have done on this.

That is what DI means to Vets.

Those who are seeking disability insurance already are experiencing a level of hardship most Americans do not.

I believe that we have an obligation to these women and men who have signed up to serve us.

The work that Senator Thune and I are doing on trying to get more funding from the Universal Service Fund for broadband, which I think is the number-one thing I have been hearing.

I have worked hard on consumer issues for quite a while, and I appreciate the work both of you are doing.

The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, as you know, was something that I worked really hard on.

What an unbelievable story. So thank you all for your work.

This bill had bipartisan support and made a difference in protecting the public, and I hope we continue in that vein.

So, this is a real issue right at a time where our economy is stabilizing, we're seeing improvements, but we're still actually seeing a lot of rural poverty.

I'm introducing the bill today, with Senator Daines and Senator Gardner--and I appreciate their support.

Whenever something is being built in a rural area or in an urban area, we ought to have the opportunity to use that for broadband connectivity.

I've really been struck, being at home the last year especially, with the number of people that are raising this issue.

I appreciate your leadership, Mr. Chairman, in having this hearing, and also in the work that we have done to push the FCC to do something different with the Universal Service Fund.

Your bill would take care of improving broadband deployment on Federal lands, which, of course, comprise much of Minnesota.

There is not right now a market incentive for many schools to produce job--degrees that lead to jobs.

I think we know that by 2020 an estimated 35 percent of job openings will require at least a bachelor's degree; 30 percent will require some college or an associates degree.

And some of this would be dictated by this bill once--I know we are going to pass it eventually here this year.

I share the concerns of first responders who have indicated that too much of the burden falls on them to secure critical safety information from freight rail carriers.

Would you support leaders from local government and first responders serving on the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee?

Any friend of Senator Manchin is a friend of ours.