John Ensign: “Lake Tahoe certainly is, those of us who visit regularly, is one of the most spectacular, if not the most spectacular…”

Nevada Republican Senator John Ensign is stepping down on May 3.

But the sooner we make them, maybe a little less painful.

This is a very important hearing today and I want to thank all of our witnesses who have taken the time out of their schedules to testify.

The House bill needs to be the floor for what we accomplish out of this process. The House bill isn't nearly enough, and we cannot allow this process to capture a modest improvement in the name of compromise by watering it down to a…