I worked with Senator Collins and wrote the Safe Port Act under the Bush administration.

I am deeply concerned that the budget request is not going to get us there.

I think to pull the plug on that and lose that would be, I think, the wrong direction.

I personally want to thank you for your support of that effort and all the resources that were available.

The declining health of Puget Sound threatens the economy and economic vitality of the Pacific Northwest.

It is truly one of America's most spectacular bodies of water.

Mr. President, I would like to recognize the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO as it marks its 20th anniversary as an advocacy organization for America's transportation workers. The Transportation Trades Department, TTD, has been…

Madam President, I thank the Senator from North Dakota for his passion on this issue. I would add one other issue within this, which is that we have to be training our workforce for the coming years with those skills to make those things…

Mr. President, I am very pleased to rise in support of President Obama's nominee to serve as Solicitor of Labor, Patricia Smith. I am very confident that she is the right person for this critical job. The work she is going to do to protect…

We have a huge increasing need for, so we can't ignore that.

I am really pleased to see the policy changes in the VA budget providing greater access for non-disabled veterans with modest incomes.