Thank you so much for your service to our country as well.

I think we can all agree the standard needs to be updated.

I want to thank you for the quick release of emergency relief funds after the Oso mudslide in Washington State.

We got to, therefore, through planning, preparation, and preparedness, long before a response, do whatever it takes in America to prevent this from ever happening anywhere in our communities.

We need regulatory certainty on this issue for both new builds and the existing fleet.

As you know, the disaster in my State has re-taught me what I know, and our first responders on that scene, those firefighters.

Are you going to be able to meet those legal requirements with a $98 million cut?

Thank you, Senator Murray, Senator Cantwell, Representative DelBene and staff for your response to the mud slide north of us in Snohomish County.

I share something in common with Senator Collins as we are border States to Canada in Washington.

And this now concludes the last hearing of this subcommittee that we will hold this year. Thank you very much.

I ask unanimous consent that the vote occur at the time set under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Hawaii.

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and applicable budget resolutions for purposes of the pending…

Thank you, Madam President. I know the town of Darrington will thank you as well. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING…

There are a number of women who are going to be joining me today. They are leaders in this Capitol who are working each and every day, both here and back in their home States, to give more of their constituents a chance to succeed. Today…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Begich's NOAA fellow, Bill Mowitt, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 113th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I come to the floor this afternoon to request unanimous consent to pass a bill that is a very small step in what will be a very long recovery process for a community in my home State of Washington that was devastated by a landslide less…

I really appreciate your testimony today.

As we move beyond the fiscal year 2015, I will be fighting for these families and against efforts to move our country backwards with deeper cuts to investments in families and seniors, or unfair and irresponsible budget proposals that…

I really appreciate that.

It prevented another Government shutdown and restored some certainty and stability to families and communities, and did it in a balanced way, without relying on spending cuts alone.

I want to emphasize that I share your concern about improving educational opportunities for our most vulnerable students.

We will take you up on that offer.

Our budget rolled back some of the automatic across-the-board cuts to priorities like education and infrastructure and research.

Well, we proposed increasing the cap last year.