I will continue to do everything in my power to hold Norfolk Southern accountable.

Norfolk Southern has an obligation to restore this community.

The derailment in East Palestine serves as a stern reminder of the importance of this committee's vigilance.

The derailment in East Palestine serves as a stern reminder of the importance of this committee's vigilance.

before I begin my remarks, just a quick observation. I know that the majority leader comes down on a fairly regular basis and attacks Republicans, particularly House Republicans, for not producing a budget. Obviously, for the House…

I want to offer my deepest sympathies to the residents of East Palestine.

I want to offer my deepest sympathies to the residents of East Palestine.

It seems to me at least that is a fundamental--one of the issues, I think, that has come out of this...

I will continue to do everything in my power to hold Norfolk Southern accountable.

Our state agencies arrived at the scene almost immediately--and we remain there today.

I again strongly urge USTR to be more ambitious to bolster America's presence in the region.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 9, nays 86, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 65 Leg.] YEAS--9 Baldwin Braun Cardin Lee Markey Paul Sanders Vance Warren…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 937 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 64 Ex.] YEAS--53 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The result was announced--yeas 36, nays 60, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 66 Leg.] YEAS--36 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Capito Cassidy…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The result was announced--yeas 67, nays 28, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 63 Leg.] YEAS--67 Baldwin…

It seems to me at least that is a fundamental--one of the issues, I think, that has come out of this...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. First of all, I want to offer my deepest sympathies to the residents of East Palestine.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 898 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

However, the derailment in East Palestine serves as a stern reminder of the importance of this committee's vigilance.

No losses will be borne by the taxpayer.

All I am saying is, Federal resources should not duplicate places that already have----

The statute also says in ReConnect, unserved.

I was for TPP. I think being engaged in Asia and these markets around the world is really, really important.

I expect a lot of my colleagues, hopefully on both sides of the aisle, will be strictly holding this administration to account on.