I would like to listen to you for the rest of the morning, but I only have two more minutes.

Absolutely. That's not the reason not to run or to run. The question is, am I convinced I am best positioned of anyone else to lead the country.

Mr. President, I join my colleague from Maine on the floor this afternoon to talk about what we can do to save the lives of newborn children and their mothers in some of the poorest communities around our globe. I wish to start by thanking…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Strengthening Our Economic Recovery

Madam President, colleagues, I want to hearken back to last November's election. I thought for some time--and the Presiding Officer has heard me say this once or twice--that for this Senator there are three takeaways from that election…

If we are going to invest this type of money, we want to make sure that we have a facility that is good for the next 10, 20, 30, 40 years.

I continue to support the consolidation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters at St. Elizabeth's.

Completing St. Elizabeth's will save, we are told by the General Services Administration (GSA), will save over a billion dollars during the course of the next 30 years.

In conclusion, I would just say, colleagues, GAO looks like they may have something for us in a month or so.

I mentioned Dover Air Force Base earlier. We think it is the best airlift base in the world.

Our job is to do oversight and to try to make sure that we are looking out for taxpayers.

I did not want to waste taxpayers' money in Delaware, and I certainly do not want to waste money here today.

Actually, seriously, when he first said the number, I thought $80 to $90 million sounded, frankly, for 10 years, a little bit low.

I am convinced that this is the right decision in that it provides the proper balance between cost and the taxpayers' dollars and a mission that is critical to our country.

I would certainly be willing to share some best practices that we have learned over time to help reduce cost.

I withdraw my objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Utah.

Around here, if you trust somebody, you can get a lot done. If you do not have much trust, it is hard to get anything done.

So just make sure that you really button down and continue to do good work there.