I think we actually need to depoliticize the transition process.

I want to again thank Senators Udall and Risch for their leadership and commitment to our national forests.

Mr. Wilson, my office has received reports that the overworked VRE and the counselors are pushing veterans to the GI Bill despite the fact that many of the service-disabled veterans might need the supportive services that VRE provides.

How do we ensure that we will not have to do a second round of emergency payments?

How do you do the verification of that?

How do you measure the housing allowance?

So please give me a quick overview of how you verify the information I put on my application?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I think it's unacceptable to have a situation in which tails you win and heads I lose.

Our commitment to Israel’s security is unshakable.

I got a lot of money from a lot of people.

I think that we should be able to solve this problem without putting a burden on middle-class families.

This investment in some of the most innovative energy-efficiency projects across the country will not only help homeowners and businesses make cost-cutting retrofit improvements, but also create jobs right here in America.

Neither of those things are going to have any bearing on how we move forward on this issue of Wall Street reform.

America's strong bonds with Israel are well known. This bond is unbreakable.

No, I think it's very important work.

That's part of the reason why, as part of the Recovery Act, we cut taxes for 98 percent of working families.

I gave a speech about financial regulatory reform in 2007 before our current crisis.