Cory Booker

I think you are counters to what many people believe goes on down here, and I thank you.

We have to change our mindset as a country, I think, to start looking at ways to coexist with our fellow animals.

I think as Americans become increasingly conscious about the origins of the products they buy, reducing transparency and eliminating incentives for responsible sourcing in this industry would be a grave mistake.

That the Administration is considering weakening this law is senseless and immoral, and I fear would lead to more bloodshed.

In the larger activities of the Senate, there have been a lot of accusations of hypocrisy, probably little of them are true.

If the Congolese Government is calling for this, then that is actually a call for help.

I want to do what is in the interests of my country, but I do believe that when it comes to--and I am new on this committee and new on this subcommittee--but I value the voices of Africans.

The DRC Government through the Ministry of Mines recognizes that Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act provides a major opportunity to break the link between recurring conflicts, the production and trade of minerals in the DRC.

I have seen it in the American context. I still remember Frederick Douglass, in a very famous meeting with Abraham Lincoln, where Lincoln in a very paternalistic way said, okay, we are going to solve your problems and send you all out of…

Those people who operate with those values would be at a disadvantage should the rules be changed for those who want to do a race to the bottom.

Stability and predictability are things that are good for American companies, yes?

If we suspended this rule at any point, it would be a disadvantage to the American companies

This is the first subcommittee hearing of this Congress. It is my first opportunity to be your ranking member.

That's why I introduced the American Apprenticeship Act with Senator Susan Collins to provide funding for tuition assistance programs.

This is one way that we should be pursuing for safety, right?

Can you help me understand why these competitive grants are important as opposed to just giving money through the states?

It's very effective, and, frankly, for those taxpayer dollars invested, there's a huge multiplier effect in terms of economic growth, job opportunities, and the like.

I'm grateful for that, sir. I'm really grateful for that.

This is an important reminder that we must invest in safety as well.

Tolls, we are averse to tolls on existing highways in a very significant way.

I thank him for his commitment to improving goods movement in our home state of New Jersey.

I applaud the efforts made by the Members of this Committee in prioritizing freight infrastructure investment under the FAST Act.

I am concerned by any efforts to undermine safety and am hoping to find areas where we can work in a bipartisan manner to improve safety.

Public safety is something I'm going to still continue at just about every hearing to talk about--40,000 motor vehicle deaths last year alone.

They create bottlenecks, environmental issues.