I have grown increasingly concerned that the Federal Railroad Administration is requiring implementation in a way contrary to Congressional intent.

I think having separate accounts that replace the Highway Trust Fund could be a good idea: highway, rail, transit, and then a national infrastructure bank.

I rise to read the letter from COL William Barret Travis from the Alamo, something I have done every year since Senator Phil Gramm retired. He read the letter on Texas Independence Day every year after Senator Tower left office. So we have…

I see the EPA trying to regulate greenhouse gases. I see the FCC trying to regulate the Internet.

Some of the people that we have talked to, the CEOs who have moved jobs overseas, are saying the regulatory burden and the U.S. tax structure is one of the reasons.

But without the innovators, without the creativity that we have fostered through research and education, America's economy in my opinion would be stagnant.

I hope we can work together on the corporate tax rate and the repatriation of foreign earnings into our country without the penalties.

I want to thank the Chairman for holding this important hearing on 'The Future of American Manufacturing: Maintaining America's Competitive Edge.'

The United States remains the world's number one manufacturing nation--producing 21 percent of all global manufactured goods.

I thank my colleague, Senator Rockefeller, for the wonderful words about myself, about both of our staffs, and suffice it to say, I think the leadership that comes from the top--Senator Rockefeller, as chairman of the Commerce Committee…

I want to say that every stakeholder representing constituents all over America gave greatly to adopt this amendment that will have, in my opinion, a responsible relaxation of the perimeter rule at Washington National Airport. We can talk…

there have been a lot of negotiations on this amendment, but I do think we now have a breakthrough and a way forward to solve the unresolved issues and pass a very good FAA bill. In general, the amendment does relax the perimeter rule…