when my colleagues and I went to college, things were a lot different. Our colleagues took out loans, but those loans were manageable, and there were jobs waiting after graduation. Today, too often, that is simply not the case. In fact…

modern transportation infrastructure is a critical building block to ensure that the U.S. economy is in a position for long term growth and prosperity. It creates jobs, draws investment and supports overall global competitiveness. With the…

It feels like we have not been away from the committee for much longer than about 15 minutes.

I want to thank both of you and the staff for your tremendous leadership on getting that legislation out.

Nobody knows more about what it is going to take to strengthen America's place in the global economy than Senator Cantwell.

The device tax went into effect on January 1, 2013 resulting in a daily, real world impact on medical device companies and patients.

Thank you for the excellent work on Loretta Lynch.

I want to commend you again for that bipartisan mark-up.

today on the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, I am proud to introduce a pair of bills, S. 1057 and S. 1058, to promote clean energy and fight climate change. The first bill is the Geothermal Energy Opportunities Act, or GEO Act for short…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1058 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

All of them, in my view, are at the top of their class and top of their fields.

today I am reintroducing the Aaron's Law Act of 2015 to reform the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a sweeping anti-hacking law that criminalizes many forms of common Internet and computer use. This overly broad law currently allows…

reserving the right to object, would the majority leader consider at this time modifying his request to drop the Kirk amendment No. 273? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the majority leader so modify his request? The Senator from Texas.

continuing my reservation, I don't take a backseat to anyone when it comes to fighting for the victims of sex trafficking. As the distinguished Senator from Texas knows, I was an original cosponsor of this legislation, and much of it is…

It's a different world today, which is why the legislation the committee is debating this week throws out the old playbook.

The president himself said in the State of the Union that previous trade deals haven't always, 'lived up to the hype.'

My guiding principle in six months of negotiating with Chairman Hatch and working with the members of this committee is that the playbook for trade has to change.

It's clear, in my view, that trade agreements in 2015 must be very different than trade agreements from the 1990s.

I am here today standing up for the people of Oregon and recognizing their decision to legalize and regulate marijuana for recreational use in the State. Together with Senators Merkley and Bennet, I am introducing the Small Business Tax…

Colleagues, under this legislation, by law, the American people will have TPP in their hands for 2 months before the President signs it.

We are going to want to work with you to really flesh out those numbers, because my understanding is the number of middle-class households in the developing world by 2025 is going to double, and that would bring the global middle class to…

Competing in the global economy is a tough challenge, it is a national challenge, and that is why this package expands the Trade Adjustment Assistance program.

I think we are on our way to a modern trade policy that strengthens the middle class, expands economic opportunity, and creates high-skill, high-wage jobs at home.

Any agreement must include not only Trade Promotion Authority but other vital issues like Trade Adjustment Assistance and enforcement.

I want to be clear, for example, that the President of the United States will be required by law to publish trade agreements, starting with the Trans-Pacific Partnership, 60 days before he signs them.