Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today's hearing on such an important topic for Minnesota seniors and all Americans.

Is the new law, that Senator Hatch has crafted with Senator Harkin--is that sufficient?

I agree with----

Thank you, gentlemen.

We must ensure that dietary supplements are safe for our seniors.

I just want to get something clear, Mr. Kutz.

What percentage of these supplements would you say live up to their claims on their labeling?

Well, you can go to your doctor.

Mr. Speaker, across the country, countless families and small business owners are making the tough decisions needed to weather this difficult economy. Many may have hoped to put off for another day the choices they were forced to make, but…

Well, as Mr. Cooperman talked about----

Especially because----

I think we are being penny-wise and pound-foolish by not spending now on early childhood.

In the healthcare reform bill, there is a $1.5 billion mandatory program over 10 years for home visiting...

If we are really serious about not saddling our kids with debt... we have to focus on what kind of resources we are devoting.

It is wrong to saddle our children with debt by allowing our long-term deficit to spiral out of control.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to offer amendment No. 3902, my amendment with Senator Snowe, to create an Office of the Homeowner Advocate to help prevent mistaken home foreclosures, and that it be voted upon…

Mr. President, all men are created equal. Our Nation's greatest leaders, like Thomas Jefferson, Susan B. Anthony, and Martin Luther King, Jr. have shaped the course of our history by furthering our understanding of this principle. It is…

Madam President, I am truly disappointed that my colleague would object to an amendment such as this one. This amendment does not contain any new appropriations or authorization of appropriations. But, more importantly, it is about helping…