We went back and looked at pretty much every job that we offer and basically downgraded almost half from saying you had to have a college degree.

The federal government should not spend any more money.

I want to move along quickly.

I was disappointed when we had a vote here in the Senate not long ago on an overwhelmingly bipartisan House proposal...

We have got to make sure the GSEs, because of some of their tax provisions, are now able to access.

If the federal government were to increase the amount of allocation that went out to the states, we would be able to produce or preserve more quality, affordable housing.

If you have one that works, you know, why you know, turn yourself into a pretzel to come up with something new.

There are differences of opinion around this table and at the witness table.

I want that balance to be in a more conservative direction.

Simply put, if you want to contract with the U.S. Government... then at a bare minimum you need to comply with U.S. law.

I think the LIFT bill... I think that is a positive and can be bipartisan.

We all know, you know, racial wealth gap in this country in many ways is due to the failure to have true equality in terms of home ownership.

The federal government should not spend any more money. I have suggested they sell off some land and actually bring some money in.

Once the Department of Defense fully implements this law it will provide additional safeguards against conflicts of interest that compromise our national security.

Key to addressing the shortage of units and bringing down costs for families is, as my friend Speaker Shekarchi from Rhode Island would say, production, production, production.

I wish we had spent more time on the budgeting mechanics.

I joined the bill, along with Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, to ensure contracting firms are using taxpayer funds responsibly.

I continue to call on the FAR Council... to provide better guidance to agencies on how to handle conflicts of interest.