I think some 30 percent of that workforce will time out--for mandatory retirement age--within the next 5 years.

This month marks the 14th Anniversary since the attacks on September 11th.

Right. So it is really important that these standards are put in place and that you are testing to those standards right now.

the standards that you set, and your testing of those standards, are both vitally important.

How are you handling that in terms of your workforce? You need a lot more people certain times during the day than you do other times.

You are getting a lot of questions about accountability today and not providing specific answers on accountability.

I am concerned about the issue of accountability as well.

I rise to voice my opposition to the Iran nuclear agreement and my support for the resolution of disapproval. Although there are many arguments related to President Obama's agreement with Iran, I would like to focus on the subject of…

What actions have you taken to make sure that a similar spill or accident does not occur in the future?

I am here to speak about energy, both lower cost energy and who is going to supply it. One might say: Why today? Well, because sources tell me that after almost 7 years, President Obama is going to turn down the Keystone Pipeline…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Keystone Pipeline and Oil Sanctions on Iran

It benefits the consumer, it benefits families, it benefits small businesses across this Nation.

Are we going to continue to produce more oil, more energy, more economic growth, more jobs, more national security through energy security in this country?

This oil is going to be dumped onto a saturated domestic market.

American oil producers will be uniquely disadvantaged by this agreement.

Those sanctions have reduced Iran's oil exports on a daily basis from 2.6 million barrels a day to 1.1 million barrels a day.

I think that this is reckless. I do not think that this makes sense.

This is about more energy for this country. This is about economic growth for this country. This is about jobs for this country.

I come to the floor this afternoon to talk about a program called Product of Canada. Product of Canada, you might ask what it is. The Product of Canada Program is the voluntary food labeling program they have in Canada. So no one has to…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling and Trade Enhancement Act

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Hoeven pertaining to the introduction of S. 1844 are printed in today's Record…

today I filed, along with a bipartisan group of cosponsors, the Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling and Trade Enhancement Act of 2015. I wish to thank the cosponsors on the legislation. The lead cosponsor on the Democratic side is Senator…

You have been tremendous in working with the States on those compacts. I appreciate it very much.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I thank Senators Alexander and Murray for crafting this bipartisan proposal to reform and reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the main source of Federal aid for K-through-12 education. The Every Child Achieves Act takes…