Tackling our national debt will require us to make some tough choices.

Our communities need us to set our priorities straight.

If the U.S. Government cannot be the model employer in taking care of our veterans, who can be?

I appreciate the preparation that is put into this and it helps us understand and serve our constituents much better.

There is no reason for TSA, or any other Federal agency or entity, to not be subject to the requirements of USERA.

And I assure you your father will get the best care anywhere as he deserves.

I concur with my colleague from Iowa. Contrary to popular belief, we share a lot of commonality from Minnesota and Iowa.

VVA strongly favors enactment of H.R. 3670, to require the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) to abide by the 'Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act'(USERA).

I have returned over $300,000 in taxpayer funds from my office budget to the U.S. Treasury.

We need a highway bill and to have a highway bill we need a budget capable of accommodating one.

How can that happen in America? We keep kicking the can down the road.

We are failing our young people if we are certifying them.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just got from my staff a statistic on Head Start for our conversation earlier.

50 percent of eligible preschool--eligible--that's low income--50 percent, but it reaches only 4 percent of eligible babies and toddlers, 4 percent.

Last month, I introduced a bill, the Helping Homeowners Refinance Act, to assist eligible borrowers in refinancing their loans.

Proposals such as Senator Franken's Helping Homeowners Refinance Act of 2012 will help make it easier for homeowners to refinance.

Senator Franken. Professor, I hate to do this, but because of my time limitations, I am going to have to ask you to try to wrap this up in----

It is clear from the Countrywide settlement and from your written testimony that the policies that Countrywide had in place between 2004 and 2008 led to widespread discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities.