Deb Fischer: “Do you think maybe this committee and this Senate needs to look at how we address the categorical exclusions on…”

Thank you, Chairwoman Klobuchar, for holding this hearing.

When we look at the reform that took place in 2011, that has been brought up a couple of time here, did any of those changes result in any meaningful change at the pace we are doing nominations currently in the Senate?

Reserving the right to object, could I have the Senator please clarify which bill she called up.

Today, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Becton, Dickinson and Company's Columbus, NE, branch. Just after World War II, BD established its first facility outside of its New Jersey headquarters in Columbus. Columbus offered a new…