It is ridiculous that 18 months into this President's Administration, we have so many senior members of this Administration still waiting to see whether they are going to be able to serve.

I am proud to note that Mr. Gibney is a product of Virginia's educational institutions.

It is a sham to me when we have the time of the Senate delayed to go through all this process and then time and again these judges are confirmed, and others are confirmed, at north of 90 votes.

The fact that this hearing is already being held, we are grateful for the speedy, expeditious manner in which you are addressing this issue.

I have enormous respect for you, and I could live with the situation as long as we got rid of the secret holds.

We recommended him to the President for nomination in June of last year.

I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to try bring a little--while respectful of the Senate's traditions and respectful of Minority rights--a little more rationality to this process.

I believe President Obama has made an extraordinary choice in nominating John Gibney.

Madam Speaker, our Nation mourns the loss of one of our most influential civil rights leaders, Dr. Dorothy I. Height, a native of Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Height spent the better part of her lifetime working to ensure that others would have…

As somebody who's grappled with these regional issues as Governor and now Senator, to actually see there's an advantage of this three-part jurisdiction sometimes is harder to see.

I am very concerned about the safety of Metro.

I think they are. One of the things that we have--we commented on in our reports is that TSA needs to do a better job of interacting with our transit stakeholders.

We perhaps need to spend more time dealing with the emergency response.

How do we get milestones and metrics that we can use to measure your performance, other than the avoidance of a catastrophic event?

Mr. Speaker, thanks to this Congress, hundreds of millions of Americans have received hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts, in fact, more than $800 billion. If that sounds like an astounding number, it is. It astounded President…

In 2008, with remarkable leadership from Senator Webb, Congress passed landmark legislation recognizing the contribution and needs of millions of Americans who served their country in our Armed Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere.

Your investment in us will help make us the next greatest generation.

This legislation, the Post-9/11 GI Bill, makes possible educational dreams that not only express a special thanks to our veterans, but also contribute directly to the economic recovery and future of America.