"They talked to me about the need to have a patient-centered reimbursement system under healthcare rather than a procedure-centered system."
"But, I'd like each of you to discuss how you're coordinating with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for example, and the National Guard."
"I wonder if that could be expanded to also be a screen for mental health problems."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, let me first thank you, Senator Graham, and Senator Cornyn for your leadership on this extraordinarily troubling issue."
"I am concerned, however, about the problems that occur after the men and women come home from deployment or after they have been discharged."
"there is an appalling gap in our Nation's ability to respond to the use of a weapon of mass destruction on our soil."
"we need the Federal Government to step in and level the playing field and help out states like ours."
"Without significant investment, we will miss the opportunity to develop good paying sustainable jobs and the new sources of energy that will power our economy in the 21st century."
"By developing new sources of clean energy we will create sustainable jobs, lessen our dependence on foreign oil and begin to meet the greatest environmental challenge our planet has ever faced."
"If we are to build a budget that reflects our priorities, it is essential to put all of the true costs on the table to begin with."
"I am pleased that President Obama is practicing truth in budgeting, particularly when it comes to the cost of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the increasing transparency in our budget process."
"the primary near-term security concern of the United States is the global economic crisis."
"The Federal Government's Director of Cyber Security resigned this week and he cited a lack of support and funding as well as an overreliance on the National Security Agency (NSA) for combating threats..."
"the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently issued a report on the Iranian nuclear program asserting Iran now has more than 1,000 kilograms of Low Enriched Uranium--which if further enriche..."
"As much as 7 percent of the Recovery Act funds may be lost to fraud and abuse."
"The Senate was determined to make sure that the final version of the bill had a quicker impact on the economy by having a faster spend-out rate than the House bill had."
"The Recovery Act also creates several important oversight mechanisms that the Chairman and I worked hard to ensure were included."
"Waste or fraud in the spending of the $500 billion of stimulus funds will only further erode the American people's confidence in their government."
