"Probably not going to go there, as you would expect."
"I suspect you will find that the answer lies somewhere in the middle, that it is again the public/private partnership."
"We need to start moving away from the mindset in which we currently find ourselves which is detection and remediation."
"I just don't see how that is going to help our economy."
"Simply put, prescription drug abuse, as the Chairman said, is the fastest-growing drug problem in the Nation."
"That is why last month I introduced the Stop Trafficking of Pills Act, which would establish a Medicaid lock-in program for Ohio and nationwide."
"During the 111th Congress, Senator Sherrod Brown introduced legislation (S. 3189) that would provide for increased flexibility in the use of Federal transit funds."
"So is streamlining still to be at 400 days, 300 days, is that considered streamlining still?"
"But when you are the servicemember trying to get on with your life, I mean, it is an eternity."
"Thank you, Madam Chair."
"Our standard here is the veteran-centric approach which is what is good for them, what is right for them."
"I think the President made some good comments over the weekend. I was somewhat encouraged by what he said about extending leases in the Gulf."
"We need to allow, or give the Postal Service the tools and resources they will need to move forward."
"I think in her comments, she indicated that shallow drilling is off by about 50 percent since the moratorium."
"Those of us, including Senator Manchin and myself, who are interested in this technology and want to move it forward."
"It will increase the likelihood we have another AIG or Lehman Brothers."
"Thank you for your service the last half-decade. You have served your country well and you have been very helpful to so many of us."
"We need strong nominees who will not be afraid to take bold steps to prevent a new financial crisis."
