one of the lessons learned from Build America Bonds is, we have a chance to use the States and localities to play a bigger role than was pursued in the Build America program.

there are people with a theological, I would describe it, commitment to the old-fashioned mode who cannot see their way clear to anything that is not government-owned, government-built, and government-operated all the way through

before he leaves the floor, let me just commend the Senator from Rhode Island. He has made a number of important points this afternoon, but I am particularly pleased my colleague has laid out, in such a thoughtful way, the implications of…

today the Senate is taking major steps toward a new, more progressive trade policy that will shut the door on the 1990s North American Free Trade Agreement once and for all. One of the major ways this overall package accomplishes this goal…

That is the key. That is one of the major features that Senator Hoeven and I have been pursuing.

Finding a pathway to a long-term source of revenue for the trust fund is absolutely essential.

You simply cannot have a big league economy with little league infrastructure.

The Move America Bonds proposal introduced by Senators Wyden and Hoeven would build off of the Surface Transportation PABs Program.

what is really important is to find the right tools to incentivize the deployment of capital

Our country needs more than $1 trillion of new investment just to get our infrastructure up to a level of good repair.

Colonialism is the problem, not the solution.

over the last several weeks on the floor of both this body and the House, we have heard Members, colleagues, say they are tired of the old 1990s North American Free Trade Agreement playbook on trade. They are concerned that the package…

Puerto Rico faces huge economic and social challenges. . . . The lack of resolution of Puerto Rico's status not only distracts from addressing these and other issues, it contributes to them.

The present relationship undermines our moral position in the world.

My bottom line is that you can't have a big-league economy with little-league infrastructure.

investing in infrastructure is a big economic multiplier.

It's my view that funding a transportation network is right up there with maintaining a fair judicial system and a strong national defense among the most basic and necessary functions of government.

My belief is, you cannot have Big League economic growth with Little League infrastructure.

I rise today to introduce legislation to further protect American's privacy, while providing clear guidance for Federal law enforcement for information collection using the newest technologies. I am sure my colleagues recall recent…

It is my view that funding a transportation network is right up there with maintaining a fair judicial system and a strong national defense among the most basic and necessary functions of government.

Another series of short-term patches is not going to meet the bar.

I wish to address events from the last several days, both of which have the potential to reshape the way the American people use the Internet for communication and commerce. The first came last week when the other body voted on a…

I consider you very qualified to lead the Office of Environmental Management.

I will be very brief. I oppose cloture on the cyber measure. I think what the leader is saying is that the cyber measure is so serious we shouldn't deal with it by stapling it to something else. It is so important we ought to have an…

Leader, I strongly oppose cloture on this cyber measure and I want to ask the Senator a question. I think we all understand how dangerous hackers are. They are increasingly sophisticated. The most dangerous hackers rarely use the same…