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I appreciate you holding this hearing.

SBA has stepped up to the task during these times of need.

Thank you for making that sacrifice.

After 9/11, there was a GAO report issued in 2003 that indicated some of the metrics that the SBA used for determining disaster loan performance were not fully reflecting the program's actual performance.

I thank the gentleman. Section 1287 of the conference report to accompany H.R. 6 includes rulemaking authority for the Federal Trade Commission to adopt rules protecting the privacy of electric consumers in connection with their receipt of…

Would the gentleman from New Mexico yield to me for purposes of engaging in a colloquy?

I will, and I welcome the opportunity to come to the floor and speak to it as well.

I thank you, Mr. President. I say to the Senator from Virginia, if you are looking for, again, a specific timeline on this, I think these were probably condition (D) and condition (E) you were referring to. It may be more easily defined if…

Again, the Senator from Virginia is correct in that the timeline you gave me, the current BRAC timeline, is not impacted until the President would act and make the recommendation to the Congress.

The first criteria that deals with the Overseas BRAC Commission's findings and report would suggest that until those recommendations, until the analysis is complete, until that report has been carefully analyzed, and then ultimately it…

Yesterday the Senate, again, acted in a unified bipartisan manner when it voted 95 to 0 to add an additional $1.5 billion to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Although a family medical emergency unfortunately prevented me from being…

Do I understand the ranking member of the Budget Committee correctly to say that what this budget proposes to do is to make room for a massive tax cut for those making over $1 million per year--not just millionaires but people who make $1…

If in fact the Democrat leadership continues the pattern of the last Congress, and that is to block and obstruct the agenda, then that's a legitimate charge to make.

I believe we need to return to that kind of budget discipline. Regrettably, the administration opposes that discipline. But I believe, given the massive size of today's budget deficit, we need to create that structure once again.

I hope very earnestly that people who have an inclination to want to add extraneous issues can refrain from doing so in order to complete our work and to avoid what might be an extended delay. This is probably one of the most important…

I share his view about the importance of these matters and about the urgency with which we must work to ensure the completion of our work on the same bipartisan basis that we demonstrated to pass the bill here on the floor.

I think today is going to be a very important day, because we will now have completed the first phase of the Senate's work in response to the 9/11 Commission recommendations. I have said this now on several occasions, but I think it bears…

I share the view of the majority leader that we have just experienced a historic moment. Prime Minister Allawi spoke for all of us as he expressed the hope and vision for democracy in his country. His speech was eloquent, and I believe it…