Many of you students who are in the audience today are the next generation of cyber professionals that we will need to protect our private businesses and government networks from cyber incidents and attacks.

Federal agencies need help, especially when it comes to improving their own cybersecurity practices.

I want to thank you and Senator Hatch for holding this very important hearing.

while Republicans were campaigning last fall, we promised the American people that if they put us in charge, we would get the Senate working again. That wasn't a campaign slogan. That was a commitment. I am proud to report that we are…

I thank Senator Leahy for his interest in these matters, and I am pleased we were able to work out an agreement to strike these provisions and move forward with consideration of the DRIVE Act. I look forward to working with you and Senator…

For the reasons you stated, I agree that if enacted into law, nothing in Section 32003 exempts or is intended to exempt information under the Freedom of Information Act. I would, however, just offer two comments to explain to my colleague…

APTA wrote: ``These funds are of critical importance as commuter railroads address the $3.5 billion in costs associated with installing PTC systems.'' The National Association of Railroad Passengers wrote: ``Just as important as the level…

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, one of the freight railroads that collectively have spent over $5 billion in private funds on implementation, recently sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board that stated the possibility that…

Transportation for America wrote that the committee- reported legislation would be an important step forward in creating a transportation program that will boost the Nation's economy and ensure future prosperity. It also stated that the…

I urge the Senate to ensure Metro-North and other railroads improve safety by voting in support of the bill before the Senate. Working with Senator Cantwell, who has been a strong advocate for crude-by-rail safety, we have also included in…

I want to speak to the highway bill today, legislation before us that hopefully by tomorrow we will report out of the Senate favorably and send it to the House of Representatives. My understanding is that the House will, sometime in…

I want to compliment the Senator from Oklahoma for his great work on this legislation. He has been a fierce advocate for transportation funding, for doing highway bills on more than a short-term basis. As he has mentioned numerous times…

One reason I believe the Internet has worked so well because, for the most part, the Government hasn't stepped in to ruin it.

the legislation before the Senate is a critically important part of addressing our Nation's current and future transportation investments. As Senator Cantwell often says: Freight can't wait. The DRIVE Act includes these critical freight…

I rise to speak about the freight division of the DRIVE Act, the highway transportation bill that is under consideration before us at the moment. The freight provisions represent the combined efforts of both the Commerce Committee, which I…

the Senate has an opportunity to pass a multiyear transportation bill that ensures critical transportation projects move forward without disruption. As part of this bipartisanship bill, the DRIVE Act, we also have an opportunity to pass…

I ask unanimous consent that Katherine White, Federal Trade Commission, and LCDR Robert Donnell, U.S. Coast Guard, detailees on the Commerce Committee, be granted floor privileges throughout the debate on the highway bill. The PRESIDING…

former President Jimmy Carter was recently asked about President Obama's successes on the world stage. He said in response: I think they've been minimal. . . . [O]n the world stage, just to be as objective about it as I can, I can't think…

I will speak about the Iran nuclear agreement in just a moment. But before I do that, I will briefly talk about the legislation before us on the floor, and that is the reauthorization of the highway bill, which is something we have to do…

I wish to make just a quick couple of comments on an amendment that I appreciate the floor managers, Senators Alexander and Murray, agreeing to accept by voice vote. It deals with an issue that is really important to my home State. This…

I think that we need to drill down and get to the bottom of this.

All we are asking for is consultation on the front end, before this happens.

I introduced a bill that very simply would just require collaboration with local--with the state, local entities before these prescribed burns are initiated.

I think it is important--you were talking about taxpayer dollars here--that we make sure that we are doing everything to see that they are spent wisely and well.

These people are left in just a state of complete uncertainty.