The economic damages liability cap needs to be increased to a great extent permanently.
Today's hearing is an important step in helping Congress figure out what kinds of reforms are needed.
I think what Senator Durbin said earlier is--one of the things many of us are concerned about is how do we get the disincentive for the bad ...
It seems to me that the one thing that I have noticed about the way things could happen in our present society is we just do not have disinc...
This is just a way to go after one particular and very important aspect of the spending challenge we face.
I think we have the opportunity here for us, for Senator Feingold and myself, and hopefully Senator Voinovich and Senator Coburn and others ...
I really appreciate your testimony.
I have opposed granting the President line-item veto authority to effectively reshape programs like Medicare and Medicaid, for this specific...
If we look at our budget deficit that we face, from the years 2001 to 2008 we racked up as much new debt in those 8 years as we did in, I th...
I have supported literally since 1992... a 2-year test drive for line-item veto power for the President.
I have always said on an idea of mine, if I cannot get 50 of my colleagues to vote with me for it in the U.S. Senate, then maybe we should n...
He has been a true champion of taxpayers, and his work in this area is another example of that leadership.
I would suggest that we provide him the power, probably not forever but for maybe 4 years.
It seems like a month or two ago when you were good enough to come and testify before a Subcommittee that I chair on the Homeland Security a...
Mr. Chairman, thank you so much.
If this legislation is adopted--my hope is that it will--it would establish for the first time a national park in the State of Delaware.
They are not going to access the oil spill fund, nor will they take advantage of the $75 million liability cap.
It is always nice to see you. Thank you for coming today.
