I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other…

I believe we have had a number of votes over the last 2 years where many Senators have said, have voted, and have written letters asking for action on this pipeline. I think that is correct. Yet if we can't solve a bipartisan issue on the…

I thank the Senator from North Dakota for his strong leadership on that which is obvious to most of us, which is the need to move forward on the Keystone Pipeline. I was a businessman before I arrived here in Congress and I will tell my…

I know you have answered this question in part previously, with Senator Warner's comments, Senator Boxer's comments on the TWIC program.

Thank you, Madam President. I rise today to discuss my two amendments to the legislation we have been debating this week. I think most of us would agree we need to give folks a hand up. That makes a lot of sense. But we also need to ensure…

GM has a lot of explaining to do, both to this committee and to the taxpayers.

Thank you for holding this hearing today and thank you to the panelists for being a part of the conversation.

an immediate announcement of unlimited LNG exports by the U.S. would signal competition to Russia.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 2837

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To clarify parental rights to use child care certificates) On…

I offer amendment No. 2837 to S. 2086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014. My amendment seeks to clarify that the statute does not favor or promote the use of grants or contracts over the use of childcare certificates…

Machinists' skills, the skill to build airplanes is also a skill where we see a shortage going forward.

There are four million jobs available today in America that go unfilled because the skills necessary to fill those jobs are very hard to find in the workforce.

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment so I may call up my amendment numbered 2837, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative…

I would only ask you, Secretary Perez, why are we not spending more time talking about creating jobs...

This is a ridiculous concept that we seem to continue to discuss and reinforce with the notion of listening to employers say that we need a higher minimum wage when in fact they can just raise the minimum wage in their companies whenever…

One is that you are going to destroy jobs. We have all heard a couple of times the fact that between 500,000 and 900,000 jobs will be destroyed.

The fact is without question that 3 percent of hourly workers--3 percent of hourly workers over the age of 25--make the minimum wage.

Having that one-stop concept, where you are able to get in the same place.

I think of the experience that some of these seniors have had in their lifetime that really allows for us to understand why so many more small business owners that are seniors actually succeed at a level that is significantly higher than…

The interagency cooperation and coordination is vital.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member.

Thank you to the panel for your commitment to America's children.

The maze that we currently have, really, for a parent, makes it more difficult to understand and appreciate the resources.

I believe that our trade deficit is one of the biggest threats to our national security.