we're against any change to this rule at this point in time

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks for scheduling today's hearing on energy and resource security.

We need to make sure that, as we look at tax reform, we are focusing on the era that we live in.

I support comprehensive tax reform that encourages innovation and helps deal with the challenges that that innovation can create.

We literally have a 60-percent increase in the number of people now paying more than 50 percent of their income for housing.

I am increasingly concerned that we are running out of time this year, and critical tax policy issues could go unaddressed.

The low-income tax credit has been a great tool.

Thank you, Mr. President. I know my Republican colleagues are working on versions of the healthcare bill they have been talking about today, and I know my colleagues are going to try to say they are protecting the sickest of Americans, and…

I come to the floor this afternoon with my colleague, the Senator from Hawaii, who has been leading our efforts on coordinating a very loud and resounding voice on trying to stop the FCC from running over an open internet, and I thank him…

I have joined my colleague in coming to the floor to talk about how we need to make progress on healthcare and make sure that we don't pull healthcare out from millions of Americans. I thank the Senator from Illinois for talking about his…

together Senator Murray and I will continue to advocate for this critical infrastructure, working to ensure our colleagues and the administration understand the importance of the waterways and navigation systems in the Pacific Northwest…

I join my colleague Senator Murray in commemorating the Ballard Locks' 100th anniversary. As our constituents in Washington State know, these locks are an integral part of our regional economy. The safe and efficient operation of the…

You know, I'm sure you understand because you said you traveled to 100 different countries, that approximately 96 percent of global consumers are and over three-quarters of the world's purchasing power are overseas.

I join my colleagues here from the Finance Committee. Although I don't want to admit it, it was 10 years ago that we had this discussion in the Finance Committee--my colleagues from Maryland, from Delaware, and from Oregon. What people…

I hope my colleagues understand that there are those here who are very willing to talk about how we can improve our healthcare system, but we are not going to make poor Americans the scapegoat of our healthcare challenges. A gentleman…

I come to the floor to join my colleagues. We can see there are numerous colleagues on this side of the aisle who are speaking, just as my colleague from Vermont just did with great passion or my colleague from Massachusetts did with great…

I thank my colleague from Maryland for articulating the issues in this discussion draft that has been released this morning. As I hear him talk about these complex kids, how the cap is going to work, and when people are going to be…

I guarantee you it cannot be done.

The Department of Energy is a global leader in science and technology with an unrivaled network of national laboratories.

We are going to have issues and serious problems.

Hanford is the largest nuclear waste cleanup site in the entire world.

It would be very bad if U.S. companies were locked out.

I do not think you are going to find a lot of support on our side of the aisle for somebody who is not supportive of the Export-Import Bank.

I am very concerned about new Chinese regulations that make it almost impossible for U.S. technology companies to be involved in cloud services that operate within Chinese markets.

Sea-Tac Airport has been one of the fastest growing large hub airports in the United States for the last 3 years.