There are so many opportunities for safety, for improved productivity, for better health effects.

today I wish to recognize and honor the life and significant accomplishments of Henry Shelton, a tireless advocate for Rhode Island's poorest citizens, who passed away on September 21, 2016. Our world is a better place because Henry was in…

I am pleased to be joined by Senators Collins, Cochran, and Gillibrand in introducing legislation to renew the law that expands the reach of libraries and museums and enables them to better serve their communities. These vital institutions…

While significant work remains to defeat ISIL, the United States and coalition military operations have resulted in important gains in both Iraq and Syria.

This is a very important hearing and we are honored to have a distinguished panel of witnesses.

I was very impressed with your comments, Mr. Gentry, about the locality issues being so critical.

This is a national crisis. It is getting worse. It is not getting better.

Senator Collins and I both share a commitment to finding innovative ways to provide adequate, decent, affordable housing for all of our citizens.

We have to face this challenge. And again, that is why this hearing is so important and so timely.

I think this is a critical question because there is some compelling logic but also the reality is will this result in higher cost to the Federal Government as rental prices go up.

But that is where the genius of the voucher is so useful. It is flexible.

We have got, not on a per capita basis but in whole numbers, the fourth worst problem in the country behind New York City, L.A., Seattle, and then us.

In my view--and your comment would be appreciated--there are some external benefits to that beyond the housing, particularly with seniors where you have a certain community.

We know if the caps do not go up, the problem will get worse.

I think that the data we are looking at right now and the trend that Ms. Poethig suggested are the increasing demand by relatively upscale individuals for housing is going to keep rental prices high and vouchers higher also.

We were able to push back on that and able to raise the caps for both defense and non-defense.

We are not doing better. We are falling behind.

One of the institutional issues around here is that we do housing, that somebody else does Medicare.

Well, thank you very much, Madam Chairwoman.

If we go ahead and go to a tenant-based voucher system, do we build in the law the guarantee that they must be housed and where they are housed?

the company might have been whispering about ethical standards and treating the customer right, but they were shouting about this is the way you make money, sell more of these.

today I join many of my colleagues who have come to the floor to implore the leadership and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to work with us to address critical matters facing our Nation. From failing to provide the necessary…

I am proud to introduce the Career and Technical Education for Adult Learners or the CTE for All Act with my colleague, Senator Baldwin. Our legislation addresses the critical need to expand educational opportunities for working adults…

I strongly support S. 2848, the Water Resources Development Act, WRDA, of 2016. I want to thank and commend Chairman Inhofe, Ranking Member Boxer, and their staffs for developing a bipartisan bill to authorize and invest in our Nation's…

We just have to move away from sequestration.