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I mean, don't you think that a lot of customers have a right to know which flights are chronically delayed or chronically canceled before they purchase their tickets?

If this is the experience--my experience is the experience that a lot of my constituents have, the traveling public has, their lives kinda stink when it comes to getting to and from their destinations.

I talk to military personnel all the time. I have heard, as I have heard you express, a poll that the military doesn't like what we are doing in Iraq. That has certainly not been my experience in any conversation I have had with any member…

Today I rise to recognize Kate Martin, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several months. Kate is a graduate of Ellendale High School…

I believe what happened in the last 24 hours has demonstrated what a charade this whole Iraqi resolution process has been. This is serious business. This is the most serious business we will deal with in the Senate. Young Americans are…

That's probably a very safe answer for you right now.

We think that the transformation that's being undertaken by the Air Force is important and might be something that is replicated in some of the other Services.

I would welcome the opportunity to host you at Ellsworth and show you the work that's underway out there.

Thank you all very much for your service to our country and your willingness to take on new and additional responsibilities.

I, too, want to add my support of the gentlemen who have been nominated for these positions.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

His departure had nothing to do with his performance or competence and everything to do with the politics of an unpopular war.

As the ranking member of the Seapower Subcommittee, I have to express my displeasure at the way in which General Pace was treated.

I do have a question regarding the global war on terror, which we all realize I think requires a different strategy.

Let me express my appreciation to all of you gentlemen for your willingness to serve.

What I would like to share with you are some concerns I've heard from my constituents regarding TRICARE and customer satisfaction.

If confirmed, can you inform the committee as to what steps you would take to improve the relationship between TRICARE and private health care providers?

I thank the panel for their willingness to serve.