But you are absolutely right. That was a serious issue.

The number of cell phones in state and Federal facilities across the country is continuing to rise at an alarming rate.

I want to do what is responsible. I want outcomes. I park my ideology here.

I mean, obviously we are doing things that no one likes, whether you be a moderate, conservative Democrat, whatever you would like to call yourself, Senator Warner—you seem to be a good guy—or a conservative Republican from South Carolina.

The public has just about had it with this continuous capitalization.

This idea that you are too big to fail, that does not set well with me.

Call it what you like, and, you know, I got a lot of pushback when I mentioned leaving that option on the table.

Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to present the American Legion's views on these pieces of legislation.

We need to prevent speculative and highly leveraged excesses from threatening the stability of our entire national and global financial system.

Now is clearly not the time to increase taxes.

That means private gains on the upside and public losses on the downside. And that is not a desirable or acceptable system.

While fiscally more difficult, many of the proposals that will make an immediate and positive impact on our service members and their families fall into the latter category.

It is certainly a big day to have the Gold Star Wives recognized.

I would like to thank the chairwoman for having this hearing this afternoon. It really has been very helpful to me.

I want to urge you to write letters--they can be handwritten letters, they can be e-mails--of how particular legislation, either that is pending or needs to be adjusted or regulations that need to be improved.

Individual information... is so helpful for us to know the real-world impact of the legislation.

I urge you to look up the bill, for all of you.

I personally oppose raising the TRICARE fees for non-Medicare-eligible retirees.