That's how you come to the percentage cleanup that you're going to achieve?
the industry's recent accident record is simply unacceptable.
Well, thank you for recognizing me, and also thank you for convening this hearing.
I think there are issues that reach a certain level that we can't ignore them and we must address them.
We don't want the cure, though, to be worse than the problem that we are experiencing.
I appreciated your opening remarks. Very well said.
I think that we can take from this hearing.
Senator Bill Nelson. Senator Begich, I'm going to call on you, and Senator Sessions will chair the meeting until I can get back.
It's a pleasure to work with you. We have a lot of work to do in this subcommittee.
Now, after the stimulus bill money is over, which is in a couple of years, what happens to those jobs?
We have made significant progress in meeting veterans medical needs, but we have a much larger challenge to assist our veterans who are chal...
I will continue to put my full support behind efforts to provide the necessary funds and services to our local veterans.
While we have made progress with the hospital, we need a strong Federal commitment to finish the much needed veterans medical facility.
We owe much to the veterans of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
It is our duty to support our veterans.
I've listened to more than a few panels during my public service, but I don't think, besides the last two, I've ever heard from multiple peo...
The need is, in fact, great.
I think we also owe a debt of gratitude to our predecessors, Congressmen Dr. Weldon, Ric Keller, Tom Feeney, even as far back as Lou Frey, w...
