I think there is a lot of government failures that led up to the big crash in 2008.

Let's let the States fund it and do it. Then the States can learn from each other to see what works.

We should have a layer cake. Each of the levels of government should fund their own programs.

I think the most important tax reform we need in the United States is to lower our corporate tax rate.

I am for closing tax loopholes. I am for closing--I am for getting rid of special deals on the tariff side.

Yes. Absolutely. I mean, again, we are always going to have lobbying, and that is always going to be a problem.

I estimate that business subsidies are about $100 billion a year. That is a small part of the total budget, but it is a good place to start cutting.

The money pours out of Washington. There are rules and regulations with each of these programs.

If corporations were so powerful they would have cut the corporate tax rate and they would have done all other kinds of things to benefit them.

Tariffs are taxes. I mean, they are taxes on international trade.

I believe in the 50 States as laboratories of democracy. I believe in federalism.

The Federal Government should have some basic functions that we all agree with, and we ought to leave a lot of stuff like infrastructure and education to State and local governments.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. Ms. SNOWE (when her name was called). Present.

I want to give you my commitment that we are going to do a comprehensive review and an independent investigation.

How much time do I have remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 4 minutes remaining.

I thank the Senator from Rhode Island. I thank him for his contributions on the Budget Committee. I don't think there has been any stronger voice for fundamental health care reform along the lines of dealing with the system we currently…

I appreciate that very much. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Alexander be recognized for 5 minutes on the budget, Senator Reed of Rhode Island for 5 minutes on the budget, then Senator Toomey for 15 minutes on the…

We can do it. We have been doing this and I think it works out well. So I ask unanimous consent that Senator Grassley be recognized for 10 minutes, followed by Senator Cardin for 8, followed by Senator Crapo for 10 minutes. The PRESIDING…