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Mr. Cornyn mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from texas. Mr. Cornyn mr. President , i have 11 requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. These have been approved by both the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Cornyn i note the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from michigan. A senator i ask unanimous consent the...

Mr. Cornyn mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from texas. Mr. Cornyn mr. President , i have 11 requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. These have been approved by both the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Cornyn i note the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from michigan. A senator i ask unanimous consent the...

Good morning. President trump has made improving the nations infrastructure a top priority and this committee is continuing its effort to highlight the nations infrastructure it is critical to the nations prosperity pie as members of this committee as the driver of the nations economy this committee has a long history of working together and a bipartisan way and i would continue that tradition. To have sweeping jurisdiction of the nations infrastructure focusing on the needs of Water Systems in ...

Good morning. I call this hearing to order. President trump has made improving our nations infrastructure a top priority. And this committee is continuing its effort to highlight our nations infrastructure needs. As i stated infrastructure is critical to our nations prosperity. In personal meetings i have met with members of this committee, both sides of the aisle, and i will tell you that infrastructure is always listed as a top priority. It is a priority because it is a driver of the nations e...

Because we are going through the same thing. Were going through the outofcompetition tests. All of that stuff. For me, in terms of internationally there has to be something done and something done now. Announcer and transparency issues at the tsa. Congresse relying on and youre going to withhold information . To the best of my knowledge, the guidance is not in writing will stop wait a minute . You just made this up . It is not in writing . Practice. Standing notice not. Is this a Standard Practi...

Terrorists came from the Turkish Borders, all the terrorists inside syria. End of quote. But the examples we just heard, zadan al loush, who was killed inside syria, covered extensively by governmentowned media, he was described as a big terrorist leader by your own media. He was inside a syrian prison and he was let go in 2011 by the Syrian Government. Did you not know about his past . And why was he in prison, then released, based on that . And of course, turkey that means they did not all com...

Costs of the new appliance . I would say that these standards have very different affects on different households based on some of the characteristics i mentioned and also some that i state as well in my written testimony. For instance, if you live in texas, maybe its more benefit for you to have an Efficient Air conditioner but do you care how efficient your furnace is . In that case you may not save money by getting an efficient furnace. So i would say that different situations geographical ar...

Winning documentaries at student cam. Org. Industry leaders testified about proposed Energy Efficiency rules for Household Appliances at a house energy and commerce subcommittee hearing. They talked about the possible effect of regulations on Consumer Prices and efficiency of large appliances, including dishwashers, re refrigerators and washing machines. This is two hours and 10 minutes. Like to call the hearing to order this morning. And im going to thank our panel of witnesses for being with u...

With that, mr. Chairman. Actually that process that youre describing used to be used by the department of where manufacturers wouldan opportunity to test a product under a new standard or to even employ a new Test Procedure before you could determine whether a standard was appropriate. But what weve seen in the last several years is because so many rulemakings are going on at the same time, that d. O. E. Has not been able to go through this very thorough process of lets do a Test Procedure and m...

So its been a big week, and theres nowhere id rather end it than right here with the lanned parenthood action fund. Im grateful for the entire planned parenthood family. You made this campaign your own , whether you knocked on doors in iowa or rallied in california, this victory belongs to all of you. And it belongs to the 1,000 young activists who came together in pittsburgh last month to get organized. Cheers and applause] secretary clinton it belongs to the staff, the donors and to the provid...