We are in a different situation today, in what the President has laid out to the American people as to what his objectives are.

I believe this is the first request from the administration, but it will not be the last.

If Congress would not agree to that request, it would be a pretty devastating message that we send to the world.

On rollcall No. 495 I was inadvertently detained during rollcall No. 495 and missed the vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

I rise to express my strong frustration--and the frustration of Nebraskans--with the Senate's current debate. Similar to many of my colleagues, I spent the past 5 weeks traveling my State and meeting with constituents. I held over one…

I speak today in support of Mr. Cassidy's bill--the Employee Health Care Protection Act H.R. 3522, This bill is very important to ensure employers and their employees can keep their plan--a broken promise from President Obama. Just last…

Should you be confirmed, will you commit to working with me and my office to engage in these licensing and relicensing efforts?

The NRC's timely review of license submittals is critical to the success of our domestic uranium industry.

We got to destroy it, because if we don't destroy it, it will get worst and it will get wider and deeper.

the mission he has been tasked with is to degrade and destroy, not to contain, not to minimize, et cetera.

In fact, the Pentagon has presented options to the President and while they are constantly reassessing those and offering new options.

We've never seen anything like this, we've got to be prepared for everything.

Oh, this is beyond anything that we've seen. So we must prepare for everything and the only way you do that is you take a cold steely hard to look at it and get ready.

This is beyond anything we've seen so we must prepare for everything and the only way you do that, you should take a cold steely, hard look at it and get ready beyond anything we've seen.

Reducing services at Hot Springs will reduce services for our veterans who have already sacrificed so much.

I would humbly ask that you refrain from using many of these driving factors, seemingly driving factors in the decision because I just do not think it can be relevant.

It is frustrating as a policymaker. It is frustrating as we do engage in how much money to spend--taxpayer dollars--to maintain the commitment that I think we can all agree we have to stand behind our veterans and their care.

I appreciate former Secretary Shinseki agreeing to meet with the Save the VA Committee per our request.