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The panel supports an increased investment in long-range strike systems and their associated sensors.

And I'm interested in what you mentioned in your testimony today that would allow consumers to opt-out of tracking and behavioral--at a browser level, as opposed to website-by-website.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The economic damages that are caused by the Administration's offshore moratorium on oil and gas exploration.

Congress and the Administration should be focused on permanently fixing the leak, on cleaning up the gulf, and restoring the gulf coast economy.

I hope we will defeat this today because there is moral hazard associated with it. We want to do the right thing by small businesses. I have named several things small businesses are concerned about--cap and trade, more government…

I wish to point out, again--and because I am quoting Elizabeth Warren, somehow there was an implication earlier that Republicans have a newfound affection for her, but she is someone whom the Democrats look to extensively when it comes to…

I couldn't agree with him more that this amendment should not be adopted, should not be added to the small business bill. In fact, she is the rumored choice of the administration to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency. The…

As my colleague from Maine also noted earlier today, I think there is pretty broad opposition to this particular amendment, notwithstanding the support many of us have for the underlying bill. As I said before, there are tax incentives in…

I do appreciate the effort that is being made by the Senator from Louisiana to assist small businesses around this country. Frankly, there are many provisions in this bill I think people on both sides agree with. I have, as a member of the…

I rise today to recognize the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This legislation, signed into law on July 26, 1990, marked a historic affirmation of the principles of equality and inclusion upon…

Yes, indeed, Madam Chair, and we look forward to working with you to promote even greater use of biofuels.

Would replacing that definition with the definition of the 2008 Farm Bill result in increased renewable energy production?

I mean, obviously, those we are developing...

Do you believe that the definition of renewable biomass in the 2008 Farm Bill strikes the right balance between meeting our energy needs and also ensuring that we are managing our forests in a responsible manner?

Do you believe that the EPA, if the EPA were to approve E15 that lenders would be more likely to participate in the program to provide financing to some of these cellulosic ethanol plants?

We thought the Farm Bill struck the balance and would like to see that applied more generally and obviously applied to the RFS.

As you know, the EPA is delaying that decision--I mentioned this to Secretary Vilsack when he was in a couple of weeks back, and what is USDA's role in that decision and how actively are you all advocating for getting the higher blends…