We will never know what exactly led to this senseless violence but it is a deadly and urgent reminder that we must do more to ensure the mental health system can help diagnose and treat young people when they need help.

I join my colleague Senator Murray in commemorating this important day in American history. Seventy years ago, when the B Reactor went critical, it forever changed history and thrust society into the Atomic Age. On September 26, 1944 the…

The Roanoke Times was one of those newspapers. It typifies what companies are saying, that ``to really increase manufacturing jobs, you need to increase exports.'' That is why we feel so strongly about this. The Roanoke Times also said…

I rise today to talk about the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the legislation that we are soon going to be seeing on a continuing resolution that was just voted on by the House of Representatives. While I am happy that there…

We are fortunate that Maria Contreras-Sweet, SBA's new Administrator, is addressing this inequity.

I know that as we look at our budget for Social Security and Medicare, and programs like SNAP, this is going to have an impact on them.

But the bottom line is we're losing jobs and we've got product that's not being delivered in a timely fashion.

Thank you to you and the Ranking Member for holding this important hearing, because this is to me about our economy overall.

I rise to congratulate my colleague, cochair of the Joint Economic Committee, for her report on the importance of the contribution of exports to our economy and for the Export-Import Bank. The report she is issuing today has a picture of…

I don't believe your investment figures are sincere figures when on the one hand, according to this committee's majority staff report that was issued last November, Class I railroads reported an approximately $68 billion in freight…

I appreciate Senator Ayotte being here and arranging the schedule so we can have this hearing.

The Subcommittee is going to continue to focus on what the United States needs to do to maintain its competitiveness in aviation.

Lots of these industries are also getting support from Ex-Im Bank. Is that correct?

And what about in an economic downturn like we saw in 2008, 2009? What happened then to private financing?

I always look at this, since I chair the Small Business Committee, that something like 90 percent of the transactions at Ex-Im Bank are small business.

I mean, that is what gives us the advantage, to have that supply chain continually innovating on their particular production?

today I am joining with my colleagues to introduce legislation to empower women entrepreneurs and to help address the persistent challenges women face when trying to start and grow a business. It was just 26 years ago that Congress enacted…

I think this is where I would establish a protocol. I would establish a really clear protocol about how that works and make sure everybody knows that and understands it.

A tribe can ask, just like a government entity and can receive assistance and it should do so expeditiously.

I would encourage you to look at that.

I believe that it is a powerful and instructive story to remind us that we need to make sure that when Indian Country makes declarations, just as a governor makes declarations, that those declarations are acted on quickly.

We have immediate response teams that work well and coordinate with Indian Country, that there are FEMA people on the ground who really do understand the role and responsibility and coordination with Indian Country.

I join my colleague from Washington who was just on the floor to take a moment to recognize the heroic efforts that are underway in the State of Washington, battling wildfires with individuals who are trying to protect their homes and…

I support the efforts to enhance the woman-owned small business program by putting it on par with other contracting programs including Senator Shaheen's Women Small Business Contracting Parity Act.

I want to make sure I thank Senator Shaheen because she has been a real leader on this issue