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I hope that the representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will also update the Subcommittee on the accident that occurred in July in Marshall, Michigan.
Creating a budget every year doesn't seem to be the best way to save money.
The fact that we are a nation at war . . . calls for sustaining the current military force structure
Do you believe this is an important initiative in light of our heavy reliance on this capability in the wars we're fighting?
Do you agree with General Petraeus, the current commander of our forces in Afghanistan, that the B-1 bomber aircraft plays 'a very big role' with regard to providing close air support for our troops on the ground in Afghanistan?
Secretary Lynn has stated that there is an ongoing 'scrub' of the warfighting accounts to 'see if we can gain better effectiveness, better efficiency, better productivity from those forces.'
I think we have to take them seriously and reexamine the path that we're on.
The long-term presence of U.S. forces abroad reassures allies and partners of our commitments--we cannot simply 'surge' trust and relationships on demand.
The Department's intent is to focus on efficiencies that enable movement of resources from overhead activities to fund capabilities required to fight the current war and prepare for future conflicts.
I rise today to recognize an important milestone in the effort of delivering meaningful health reform for all Americans. Six months ago, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, and the first major…
If the Senator will yield, I say in response to that, that is absolutely true. Around here I think, traditionally, tax extenders have been something both sides have worked on. Generally, it tends to be kind of noncontroversial. I think our…
If I might continue, Mr. President, let me just say with regard to the observations of the Senator from Montana that I couldn't agree more that we need to get these things done, and we need to provide some long-term certainty for those in…
I think it is important that this Senate act in a way that provides some certainty and predictability for people in this country who depend upon public policy coming out of here that has some permanence to it. Right now, we continue to act…
I know it is a lot. There are lots of provisions in law that need to be extended and lots of communities in this country that depend on that.
I would say to the Senator, through the Chair, one of the things I think is hurting business and economic development in this country is a lack of certainty.
I also want to add my support for the FAA reauthorization bill which the Senator from North Dakota talked about. It is important that we get this done. We have been operating without an authorization since 2007. We had a bill pass through…
I hope we get this resolved as quickly as possible because this is one thing, and you were right about the signal.
It seems like--I visited Oak Ridge. I visited NREL. The testing has been going on for an awfully long time.