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Don't you think it is appropriate, sir, that Fannie and Freddie, especially organizations of this size that are backstopped by the taxpayers, also ought to live by the same rules as our nongovernment financial institutions when it comes to…
I hope that one day we can get the government out of the homeowner business and get it back in the private sector where it belongs.
Before I begin my comments, let me commend the Presiding Officer on her excellent presentation last night. The Presiding Officer did an extraordinary job and made all of us very proud. Forty Hours is Full Time Act
It didn't make common sense when considering the impact on learning.
I worry about changing substitutes in that room, but I also worry about the 54 percent of our students that are on free and reduced lunch status.
This bill is not intended to repeal or replace the ACA nor would it eliminate the employer mandate.
Interestingly, illegal immigration from Mexico has declined over the last several years, mostly because of improving economic conditions in Mexico.
Talking about history. Would you all agree--and I don't need lengthy answers--that leaving Afghanistan prematurely would be a major strategic mistake for this country?
I think that also is a recruiting poster for them, if we do that. This cannot be a war between the West and Islam.
General, I just hope what you said today and that analogy is a headline tomorrow, because we have to deal with this issue.
I do not consider the FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation] a social program or the Department of Homeland Security or NIH [National Institutes of Health] or the infrastructure of our country, law enforcement across the country.
I hope you would concur with me that this should be one of Congress' highest priorities, to deal with this cyber-threat and develop our cyber-strategy.
Well, particularly when we finally have a leader in the country that we can work with and has some hope of real political leadership in the country.
In 2005, former Senator Olympia Snowe and I, in response to a lot of concerns about the law, put together an NCLB task force to evaluate the impact of the law in Maine.
Our task force concluded that States needed greater flexibility, and they recommended allowing States to measure student progress over grade spans.
The task force identified several unintended consequences of the law's requirement for annual tests.
This is a very important deal, one based on verification and sound science.
I asked unanimous consent to proceed for up to 15 minutes as in morning business, and since my remarks do not pertain to the debate for the Keystone Pipeline, that the time not be charged to either side in that debate.