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If we could get it there in a timely way, you bet.

I think we are communicating a message of withdrawal and retreat, loud and clear.

I've come to believe that... America is doing too much in the world.

Becoming a stable source of energy for Japan would be a very important strategic plus for the United States.

I have joined with our Chair, Senator Toomey, in legislation so that highly rated small financial institutions qualify for an 18-month onsite examination cycle instead of the usual 12-month cycle.

Chairman Pat Toomey and Senator Joe Donnelly have introduced legislation which would allow a highly rated bank to be examined on an 18-month cycle.

I think legislation is still the only way to achieve that sense of certainty.

We would request there be some directive given to bank examiners in the area of cash flow lending vs. equity and collateral based lending.

A 3- to 6-month delay would be phenomenal.

For those students who are not bound for the traditional 4-year college, we must still ensure that they can thrive in future careers. And one way to do this is to again make career and technical education a priority.

I think there has to be real change and that there has to be a structural change to be able to enhance those interagency cooperations.

Are there any things that you have heard that have come out of any of those meetings where Congress can be a partner in accomplishing that goal?

Are you looking at solutions from the private sector organizations to help streamline that process?

I have been working on legislation that I introduced that would create a uniform framework for enabling the presence of medical vendors.

I look at this as a huge crisis in confidence yet again.

My office number still rings every single day in Indiana's Second District with veterans that need help.

The discrepancy that is happening in this country between these high level VA executives and the veterans that are in the districts that we all sit in here and represent today, to me it is reprehensible.

I appreciate the gentleman's comments. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Messer). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that…