We are very proud of your work and we are very proud and appreciate the many contributions you have made.
I think it is important, as you mentioned in one of your answers, that you travel to Indian Country as extensively as possible, particularly...
I just spent 2 weeks in my district meeting with veterans and there is so much anger about how they are being treated by the Administration.
they were promised medical treatment for life when they enlisted and that promise has been broken.
the risk really is that those who need treatment are not going to seek it out because of the current system.
One veteran in particular was a Vietnam veteran and he told me how painful it was to try to track down his patrol, finding out that so many ...
U.S. climate policy would be more of an opportunity for, rather than a hindrance to, the U.S economy.
I would just be interested if the witnesses are in agreement with that.
We cannot afford to squander billions of taxpayer dollars on administrative errors and deceitful practices in the Medicare and Medicaid prog...
The problem is not simply one of waste, but also of fraud.
With Medicare costs rising to $454 billion in fiscal year 2008 and Medicaid expenditures topping $352 billion, it is important for us to con...
it seems to me that, just as a general proposition--let me get your reaction to it--that while guidelines are really important when you are ...
So there could be different standards, depending upon the nature of the investigation.
But if I can interrupt you, how do you--some three people rented an apartment that had only magazines in it.
It has always been focused on how to protect our constituents and fellow citizens.
Well, if I could just interrupt, these are your words, not mine, the 'all crimes, all hazards' approach.
In retrospect, knowing what we know about 9/11, you know, a light bulb would go on in our mind.
One reason I mention this is that yesterday Senators Lieberman, McCain, and I held a hearing in Phoenix about the drug cartel activity comin...