I know that the members of this committee take the advice and consent clause of the Constitution seriously.
I personally believe that we should have been offsetting some of the spending in this stimulus bill today.
The budget proposes raising the effective tax rate from 35 percent to 41, 42 percent.
The American people deserve solutions, not just debate.
We do appreciate the answers that we have gotten today and look forward to the same cooperative spirit and look forward ...
I think it's smarter to invest when they're young--through programs like Head Start--rather than spending $50,000 a year...
I particularly want to thank and congratulate Senator Mikulski for her tremendous work on the Higher Education Act.
It is really about systemic funding.
Thank you very much, Madam Chairman. I appreciate your taking the time to hold these hearings.
I don't know if you have any thoughts on the whole funding mechanism, from the Chamber's standpoint.
Overall, funding of transportation in rural areas is particularly challenging.
I'm looking forward to serving on this subcommittee.
Are partners going to control and commercialize our parks? Absolutely not.
Oh, it was a nice chance to visit with everybody and those of us who are Senators, were able to tell which of our staff ...
I look forward to hearing from SBA Administrator Barreto and Associate Administrator Mitchell about what the SBA has acc...
Now is not the time to play the blame game. We need to focus on immediate assistance and the rebuilding of the region.
I introduced sweeping legislation with my Ranking Member Senator Kennedy.
You know, and I think it's an issue that he doesn't want us to look at too closely, frankly.
