This is not about paying less taxes. This is about spending less time and energy on taxes and knowing that we are doing them right.

I am here this afternoon to address two pieces of legislation that are coming before the Senate. One we are currently waiting to consider is a long-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, and the second, which I hope…

Clearly, prevention makes a lot more sense than cleanup later on.

As you all know, there were two child-care centers that were located on Pease where children drank that water almost from birth.

I want to start by thanking my colleague and chairman, Senator Moran, for his very kind remarks and for his leadership on the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee. As he says, it has…

I agree with Senator Cardin's point that it is not in our interest to withdraw from the INF Treaty.

I am really pleased to have been asked by Harold to introduce him.

Well, thank you. I think this subcommittee agrees with you, which is why we have increased resources for your agencies despite the budget request from the administration, which would have reduced them.

I was troubled to see a report from the McClatchy news organization that OMB Director Mulvaney has been lobbying on behalf of one of his former constituents for an exemption from the steel tariffs.

We have to help about 95 percent of small and medium sized businesses who are not getting into those international markets, get into those international markets.

Do you expect to get additional funding as part of the new fee structure that is part of that change?

We have seen a 46 percent increase in exports in the past 5 years, in large part due to investments that we have made at the State and Federal level into trade.