I think this is an embarrassing avoidable failure that highlights the dysfunction that has dominated Congress for the past several years.

We are trying to make sure we have IGs at all the right spots.

This Committee comes together at an unfortunate time for the American people, for Congress, and for our democratic process.

Our role is to do oversight and we focus on it big time and we will continue to do this.

we have thousands of recommendations all across the government agencies that are not being addressed.

the reason why we are in trouble in our Defense Department is because we have no significant, good metrics with which to manage the decisions we make.

The Administration needs to nominate good people for positions that require confirmation.

To get better results for less money has really been our focus for a long time.

I would just urge you to reach out, maybe to Secretary Chuck Hagel if you have a chance...

One of the problems we face right now is... executive branch Swiss cheese.

WE MUST MAKE A SWIFT TRANSITION FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO CLEAN ENERGY

We are grounded in a common border, common culture, common values, common dreams and common potential.

I wish to speak for a moment about manufacturing. As you know, I am passionate about manufacturing, about the good-quality jobs manufacturing brings to our communities. What I am also passionate about is that this body needs to stop…

That is absolutely my understanding. My friend the Senator from Louisiana knows better than anyone that the role of the Appropriations Committee and its subcommittees is to perform oversight, to weed through programs in the Federal…

Absolutely. I might say to my friend from Colorado, I had direct experience with this. In the State of Delaware, folks expect us to balance our budgets and pass them on time, to deliver good services, but also to defend our credit ratings…

Madam President, I want to thank the Senator from Louisiana for her leadership of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security. We just heard a detailed description of how the Senator has worked in a bipartisan, thoughtful, and in…

Mr. President, here we are again. On Monday, September 30, 5 days from now at midnight, absent some agreement and cooperation between the parties in the Chambers here in the Congress, the entire Federal Government will begin shutting down…

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