I just had a hearing back in Minnesota on exports and small businesses.

I did think that the conference this summer was a very good idea and really brought some national attention to this issue.

I think that these stories and the people on that train in California across the country give us a sense of urgency.

the saddest part of these cases was the money. Ultimately, the people ripped off are the most vulnerable people in our society.

It is a tremendous investment. It is a win-win, right?

Because people go to prison for having, you know, a bag of marijuana. These are people who are responsible for ripping off Medicare to the tune of a couple billion dollars, and they are not in prison.

I was very impressed with the sort of return on investment.

It is fair to say that electronic records, electronic health records, really is an area... where we can really start increasing our efficiency in attacking fraud.

This is about getting jobs right here in this country.

If we don't put these kinds of clear market signals in place in legislation we may not get this investment.

I truly believe that we can bring more jobs and put America back in the driver's seat here by passing some forward thinking energy legislation.

We need an energy bill so that we send clear market signals that both short-term and long-term investment energy technologies will be rewarded.

Renewable energy--coming from our wind, sun, ground and bio products is by its nature going to involve jobs right here in our country.

Your leadership on this issue is well recognized, and I appreciate your working with me and my staff on this bill.

This bill is an opportunity to put the courage and the entrepreneurship of the American people up front and center.

Some critical paths of this bill, which I support, will take years, like developing complex technology and building more nuclear plants.

This legislation is about putting America back in control of our energy supply.

If the people of America have this kind of courage, this Congress should have this courage.