I look upon what is happening as something that will affect our entire country, including Hawaii.
The postal reform bill we passed in 2006 intended to make the Postal Service operate even more like a business, as we have said, and be inde...
Could a public works program like that be useful in the economic situation we find the country in today?
Chairman Akaka, we were pleased that in September of last year you introduced legislation--S. 3527, the 'Veterans' Health Care Budget Reform...
Chairman Akaka, we were pleased that during the 110th Congress you introduced legislation, the Veterans' Health Care Budget Reform Act, S. 3...
By moving to advance appropriations, veterans' health care programs would accrue all three of these benefits.
the Veterans' Health Care Budget Reform Act which received bipartisan support to achieve sufficient, timely and predictable veterans' health...
He is a man of brilliance and intelligence.
I'm pleased and honored to appear before you to present the President's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Admiral Dennis Blair.
He speaks Russian fluently.
I hope that this will add to the discussion about having a national program, which I very much support.
we have had some discussion in this committee about the importance of thinking about our transportation in an intermodal way.
He has a wealth of knowledge of history, global affairs, and national security.
I have known Admiral Blair for more than 10 years.
The new Administration I believe wants that sort of frankness and critical thinking that Admiral Blair will bring to this job.
Congress and President Obama are working on an economic recovery package that would invest in our trains, mass transit, roads, bridges.
Transportation is also critical to our environment: our energy independence, to use less oil, emit fewer greenhouse gases.
I agree with Admiral Roughead, and appreciate his leadership in pursuing diversity throughout the Navy.