this is a battle. It is not a waltz.

Talent matters tremendously. It is a phenomenal pool of hard-working, committed folks.

We want to significantly increase that investment, going from $400 million in fiscal year 2010 to a proposed $950 million in 2011.

How will the proposed shift in the Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) resources from compliance assistance to enforcement impact these VPP sites in terms of their ability to either obtain or…

I appreciate your enthusiasm and your focus on improving our schools because it is quite a challenge.

Nothing in our application was watered down.

What is HHS doing to help States implement these reforms?

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to speak on an issue that is of great importance to small businesses and independent inventors everywhere--patent reform. I understand that the Senate Judiciary Committee has been hard at work…

When you do the second round, are you thinking about the opportunity of a more fair scoring?

It is an honor to present Brian Anthony Jackson, who will bring valuable experience to the bench.

I believe that supporting real reformers is a smarter strategy, whether or not the reform plan has near unanimous stakeholder buy-in.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kaufman). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

We were one of the States that applied, as you know, and have been very encouraged by words that you and your administration have spoken about the good work that is happening in Louisiana.

half of something strong is better than 100 percent of something weak and watered down.

I strongly support TFA. It is an authorized program in the law, not an earmark.

We appreciate this strong support and remain vigilant in executing our strategic deterrent mission.

I am very concerned about the dramatic change in course proposed at NASA and what it would do to our solid rocket industrial base.

We absolutely have to have this sustained period of investment for that to be even under consideration.