We also have seen a disturbing trend in recent years whereby some of our trading partners have ignored their international commitments, particularly with respect to intellectual property protection.

The Commerce Committee's work accounted for almost half of the 500 or so pages in that final bill.

These transportation safety issues have been and will continue to be a major focus of this committee.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of agriculture. As you start looking at what we are going to do in the place of TPP and how you are going to approach NAFTA, I hope you will keep that issue as a very, very high priority.

irrespective of how the Presidential election came out last November, we would be having a conversation about how to fix ObamaCare. There are many reasons for that, but most importantly is that it has just skyrocketed costs for people in…

[i]s it true that consumers would be left unprotected, or would the FCC still be obligated to police broadband privacy practices under Section 222 of the Communications Act?

This committee reported out a bill here recently called the MOBILE NOW Act, and that makes a down payment on that obligation.

Our job in Congress is to make sure that, consistent with our national security and public welfare obligations, the market has access to spectrum and that industry is not unduly burdened when getting the spectrum into service.

The Council appreciates that you recognize that broadband infrastructure is critical to our country's economic future, particularly in our rural areas.

We commend Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson for their sagacious leadership in proposing and advancing legislation...

Infrastructure that supports rural communities and links them to global markets has helped make the U.S. the unquestioned leader in agriculture production.

Those that do not will suffer.

Consumers and communities around the country understand that all-fiber broadband networks are critical infrastructure for the 21st century.

The FAST Act provided needed certainty and was a big step in the right direction.

Providing this connection for people, goods, and information to travel safely and efficiently across America is a responsibility shared by all levels of government.

the Mobile NOW legislation introduced by Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson highlights the significance of streamlined permitting and siting in a national broadband deployment strategy.

Last night, President Trump called for renewal of our Nation's infrastructure.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. Under the previous order, all postcloture time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to…

2 weeks ago, major health insurer Humana announced its decision to completely withdraw from ObamaCare exchanges for 2018. The company decision was not particularly surprising. Humana had already sharply reduced its participation in the…

I rise to voice my strong support for the nomination of Wilbur Ross to be Secretary of Commerce. We held a hearing on his nomination on January 18, 2017. Mr. Ross has also completed the required paperwork and responded to all of the…

I think it is critical that we make sure in rural areas and frontier communities that we have that high-quality health care.

today I wish to recognize the hard work of my Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee intern Rose Iles Fealy. Rose hails from Perth, Western Australia, where she studies political science at the Australian National University…

Last year, with that FAA reauthorization, we did pass the most comprehensive set of TSA reforms that we've seen in a decade.

I want to ensure that rural providers in my State will be able to participate in new and innovative methods that increase quality and reduce costs.

I do think it's really important--these areas that are public areas, the threat of insider activity at airports, and the steps that were taken in the bill last year to mitigate that.