I think that's a huge issue. At a time when healthcare costs are spiraling out of sight, and the cost of prescription drugs is a major part of that, the idea that consumers are paying $35 billion more, over the last--or over the next 10…

The hospitals reported providing an additional 2,000 pages of documents required by the FTC.

Speaking of the cost of heating oil--home heating oil or gasoline, there was a company in my State that was recently the victim of cybercrime...

I am not taking a position on whether or not this merger should be approved, but I am troubled about what happened in this case.

The FTC deals with issues that affect the economic life of all Americans.

I think having an extension of the SBA performing outreach across the country would be critical

Today's credit crunch constitutes the worst since 1942 according to a recent FDIC survey

we have to do everything we can to extend assistance to you.

In any event, we get things done.

Thank you very much, Chair Landrieu, for holding this oversight hearing on SBA's Disaster Assistance Program.

There has to be some way for BP to assume the responsibilities for that because if the business is going to SBA and does not have the necessary collateral to back up that loan, I mean this is the difficulty that they are going to, the…

We do things quickly here.

I urge adoption of this amendment. I thank the Presiding Officer and yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Udall of Colorado). The Senator from Delaware is recognized.

we ought to decide, certainly for our purposes too, what we need to do to change the law in that regard.

So it seems to me that we have to get some clarity on those issues because the person should or the business owner should be made whole.

Madam President, I rise again to speak on the amendment that is pending that I had offered last week, No. 3883, which I have introduced with my good friend and colleague, Senator Pryor. Our amendment would ensure fairness and regulatory…

We are going to make sure that BP repays all that assistance, correct?

See what you did, Chair Landrieu, instantaneously?