Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

wireless might be the way, that is true, it could be the way, but obviously we have to build fiber optic networks

I rise today to remind everybody that today is the 1-year anniversary of Adam Szubin's nomination to a key Federal post that works to stop financing for terrorism; yet he still waits a confirmation vote in the full Senate. Mr. Szubin, if…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Adam Szubin

We cannot have that kind of political roller coaster based on who is sitting in the White House.

This should not be as partisan as what it is.

I would suggest that we be a little careful on how we define ex parte contacts...

this is an abrogation. This is Congress saying, these are too tough for us to deal with.

as we have heard all day, today is Equal Pay Day. What does that mean? That means that today is the first day women in the workforce--if we separated male and female workers--would actually get a paycheck in the year. That is pretty…

North Dakota was the site of a spectacular oil train fire.

I think many times for the smaller agencies, it becomes a non-starter, and as a result, we see old equipment...

I think one of the great challenges here in terms of disaster relief is that the balance between wanting it to be self-contained and have no subsidization from Federal taxpayer dollars, and then recognizing that the taxpayer input and…