It's really important that the Air Force has enough time to make a full and fair assessment of the bids that come in.
The President's budget for this year, 2011, doesn't include any investments in military construction at Fairchild Air Force Base.
There are a lot of facilities at Fairchild that are in need of upgrades, and some aren't even sufficient to meet the needs of a 21st century...
I continue to be very troubled that DOD is awarding this contract--it's taxpayer funded, $35 billion competition.
We all know that nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system.
The Nation needs what has been started in Minnesota and a number of other States.
We're going to leave the committee record open for the next 7 days for all committee members to be able to add their statements and to ask q...
One of the challenges we're hearing about is the training of the nurses with the use of all that kind of equipment.
I remember doing that with my dad many times. Reaching into a car and trying to get him into a wheelchair was extremely difficult.
If we implemented a national lifting standard, what kind of reduction in injury rates to nurses and healthcare providers would we see?
It seems to me that we should be doing everything we can to keep the nurses we have safe, healthy and on the job, as a bare minimum.
I think this issue of who pays for this cleanup is so critically important.
I hope that is true. I hope, Mr. Chairman, that we will also go back on the legislation we've already passed out of this committee that incl...
I think it's time for us to diversify off of oil.
If it's an impact for business loss from tourism, you're going to pay.
To state and local governments for lost tax revenue, you're going to pay.
So if it's a legitimate claim, a harm to the fishing industry both short-term and long-term, you're going to pay.
The tradeoffs impact quality of life and future opportunities.
