He has been on the vanguard of senior rights for a lot of years.

shortly we will be turning to the legislation to reform the Postal Service, and I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about a particularly important part of that discussion. In recent years there has been a revolution in how our citizens…

I would recommend very importantly that the NRC begin to look very closely at the implications of sea level rise on our nuclear facilities and our other energy facilities that are near the coast.

I can't possibly compete with Senator Franken for purposes of analogies, but I very much share your concerns, Senator.

My time is up. But I want to thank you for your work and your scientific expertise.

I think you make an important point about the need to always be on the offense in terms of trade.

Expanded international trade is a huge opportunity for American farmers and producers who can literally feed the Asia Pacific's growing appetite for high-value food products.

one of the other issues that we care a great deal about as it relates to Jackson-Vanik, human rights, and trade, is keeping the Internet open, because that is absolutely key for those activists and others who want to be in a position to…

We have to up our game here.

To fully tap this growing demand, American producers are going to rely on the Federal Government to establish a level economic playing field in the Asia Pacific region.

I do not think wine is getting the priority that it deserves in some of these key high-growth kinds of markets.

Our goal is to ensure that American workers and businesses can successfully compete in the global marketplace.

I just think it is unacceptable to just have, again, discussions that we have about prospects of something changing in parliament.

We are glad you are here and appreciate your testimony.

This is something Senator Thune and I have spent a lot of time on throughout this Congress, looking at issues like merchandise laundering that largely come about because of a lack of transparency and corruption.

There is no question that your products are going to be a hit in the Asia Pacific region.

We understand how important that is.

We ought to get these phytosanitary issues up at the top of the priority list for these bilateral dialogues.

I think that is a real opportunity for those markets, and I appreciate those comments.

I wish to advocate for legislation my colleague, Senator Portman, and I have coauthored that focuses on driving better health outcomes for America's seniors through the use of real, positive financial incentives. I think we can all agree…

The letter addressing the Forest Service's wildland fire aviation program was signed by Secretary Vilsack and mailed to you, Senator Feinstein and Senator Wyden on March 29, 2012.

I'm going to take that as a no. You think these analyses----

I just think it's striking, gentlemen, when all 4 of you say that organizations from Goldman Sachs to the CEO of Mobil are off base.

The end is in sight on this topic.

I think it's indicative of the nature of S. 1129. It was not developed collaboratively.