Let's work together on making sure we do that.

For many years, corporate polluters in the Midwest have been ducking and dodging around the Clean Air Act.

I would urge that as you look at the nuclear component of our energy portfolio, you invest aggressively in potential technologies that could take our existing nuclear waste and reconfigure it into fuel and turn it into value.

This bill proposes to do more.

The Zero Tolerance for Veteran Homelessness Act of 2009...has the potential to set this Nation on course to finally achieve victory in the campaign to end veteran homelessness in the United States.

This legislation would address one of the most, I think, difficult problems that we recognize in the country when it comes to veterans.

It is one of our Nation's great tragedies that on any given night, an estimated 131,000 veterans are homeless.

That is a shame, to be blunt. We have to do more.

Our veterans have made great sacrifices to serve our country, and we have an obligation to honor our commitment to them.

We must do more and move aggressively to ensure that qualified homeowners get access to existing initiatives.

But you have no choice. You still have to----

The Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act would change that.

I also want to thank Senator Isakson for his very eloquent and very profound testimony.

As we in Congress continue working on broad legislation to reform our broken health care system and ensure accessible, affordable health insurance for all Americans, we take advantage of this hearing today to examine a particularly cruel…

There is nobody you could go to and say, 'Listen, you do not understand.'

The process can and should be more transparent.

This is an issue that needs to be addressed.

If we want to stabilize the economy, we must be sure we also address the root of the problem.