At our convention, President Obama addressed a stadium of roaring supporters. But let me set the record straight. He's not the only one that addressed the stadium.

I believe having the authority to require polygraph examinations as part of the periodic reinvestigation process would be helpful.

We are going to keep the record open for 15 days, and there will be some other questions from other Subcommittee Members.

I guess I would be remiss if I did not mention before we leave here that the vast majority of your agents and employees do a great job.

I believe that continued reliance on the gas tax is really not sustainable

This investment is not only consistent with our nonproliferation agenda, but essential to it.

Some of the facilities we use to handle uranium and plutonium date back to the days when the world's great powers were led by Truman, Churchill, and Stalin.

We need to continue to invest in a modern, sustainable infrastructure that supports the full range of NNSA's mission, not just stockpile stewardship.

This investment is not only consistent with a nonproliferation agenda, it is essential to it.

If we don't take meaningful steps to rein in our debt, it could damage our markets, increase the cost of borrowing, and jeopardize our recovery--all of which would have an even worse effect on our job growth and family incomes.

Like any cash-strapped family, we will work within a budget to invest in what we need and sacrifice what we don't.

Almost 20 years have passed since Congress made significant revisions to the Clean Air Act.

I want to very much thank Senator Alexander for being my partner in this endeavor now for years.

If the legislation we are discussing today is enacted, we will do better. Much better.

We cannot wait for another 20 years to change our clean air laws and save lives.

These are significant reductions that the EPA agrees will save more than 215,000 lives over a 15-year period.

A majority of Americans--more than 186 million people--live in areas where there is enough air pollution to endanger their lives or threaten their health.

I'd like to first thank Senators Alexander and Klobuchar for working with me on S. 2995.