I rise this evening to highlight the Defense Business Panel's work over the past 6 months and discuss our proposals for a series of procurement, contracting, and export control reforms that seek to help small and medium-sized businesses…

In 2006, I, along with Senator Cantwell, made sure that the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, or IMBRA, was enacted as part of the last reauthorization of VAWA. It put regulations in place to protect foreign women brought here…

The fiscal year 2013 budget includes $8 million to start a survey and design process for acquiring a new Polar icebreaker.

I submit the following materials in support of H.R. 2072, the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act, as amended. Support American Jobs: Pass H.R. 2072 the Export-Import Reauthorization Act Dear Colleague: Tomorrow the House will take up…

I urge this committee to fund those initiatives that support a trade policy that promotes exporting our goods and not exporting our jobs overseas.

America's future is dependent on us getting our investments right in this budget.

Boosting manufacturing is a key part of rebuilding the middle class by providing a source of good-paying jobs.

I fully support the President's goal to double our exports between 2010 and 2015, and I urge this Committee to support these initiatives.

I fully support the president's goal to double our exports between 2010 and 2015 and urge this committee to support these initiatives.

I urge you to fully support programs that are focused on boosting manufacturing and increasing exports.

We must turn this decline around by investing in manufacturing and boosting exports, both of which create jobs for Americans.

Is that process by invite only, or is there any formal role in this case because there are U.S. citizens involved?