This bill is a testament to the value of listening, and we're not done listening yet.

I am grateful to be with you today to discuss the need for a comprehensive response to address the addiction crisis.

I want you to work on meeting that deadline.

This is about veterans who have been injured through no fault of their own. Our country has promised to make them whole again, and being a family is part of it.

I come to the floor today for two reasons. Before discussing the nomination at hand--John Ring for the National Labor Relations Board--I do want to take a couple of minutes to mark Equal Pay Day. Today, it takes women more than 3…

This is an incredibly successful program. For every Federal dollar invested, TIGER generates $3.6 of additional investment from private, State, and local resources.

I am still waiting for answers and clarity and I just want you to know I'm not going to support any proposals until we get a thorough review and analysis to Congress and to the State of Washington and to the Tri-Cities Community because…

How important is it that we have data from every state?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, you and Senator Feinstein, for your tremendous work on the 2018 omnibus bill.

This legislation will not be the last step we take to respond to this crisis, it is a major step.

I agree too, we cannot privatize the transmission lines. Absolutely opposed to it.

When I talk to teachers and parents and other community members back at home, they tell me we need to prevent this generation of children from becoming the next generation of adults who have substance use disorders.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for your bipartisan work throughout this process.

if we were to enact the budget as you sent it it would have a severe impact, a severe cut to our national labs.

Last year, I shared with you a story from a constituent of mine who bravely told me about being sexually assaulted on a long distance flight.

I really appreciated you rejecting the harmful policies and making significant new investments.

Will you commit to FTA signing the Full Funding Grant Agreement for the Lynnwood Link extension as soon as the project meets the statutory requirements?

I appreciate that. I stand where he does, and your answer was important to all of us.

For several years, the EEOC has vigorously defended LGBTQ workers from harassment and discrimination in the workplace.

Moving forward, we should be working to prevent sexual harassment across the country.

Finally, these men and women are beginning to be listened to and believed.

Over the last year, a lot of brave men and women, women and men, in all types of jobs, have come forward to share their stories of sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace.

let me say to my colleague, the chairman of our committee, the Senator from Tennessee, through the Chair, that I greatly respect the rapport I have with him, the working ability we have shown time and again through issues like Cures and…

reserving the right to object, I want to take a moment to talk about how we got to this point and why I am hopeful that, despite the Republican leader's decision to once again scuttle bipartisan negotiations on health stabilization, we can…

I am disappointed again to see the Department is requesting significant cuts to this program compared to previous projections.