Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the confirmation vote scheduled for 11 a.m. this morning be moved until 12 noon, with all other provisions of the previous order remaining in effect. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

How do you mitigate something that is irreplaceable?

this Memo and plan looks to me like it could be used as an impediment for any use and management of our resources.

this Administration's model of preservation and a total hands-off approach.

The latest decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board overturned disciplinary action. I think we have a situation now where they have overturned more than they have upheld.

I think that is one of those that people do not think about, but the accessibility really is important to Members of Congress.

So, the old days of just handing out a check are over.

Can you talk a little bit about how impossible it is to run an efficient entity where you simply do not have the ability to discipline people when they need to be disciplined?

That is so important.

I commend you on the things that you have done, but let us stick to our goal of by the end of March getting a new toolbox and giving you the tools that you need to have accountability as a mechanism that works in the VA.

We do appreciate your service in so many different ways to your country and your fellow veterans.

I certainly did and I certainly did. And I took his money for my foundation where I used it to better than he's using it now. I guarantee you.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Donald ``Buddy'' Wray, a great Arkansan and American, a dear friend who passed away in January. A native of Des Arc, Buddy earned a bachelor's degree in animal husbandry from the University of Arkansas…

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Mr. President, reserving the right to object, first, I want to express my appreciation for the work Senator Grassley, Senator Whitehouse, and others have done in crafting the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. I agree with my…

Mr. President, I share in the mutual admiration for the Senator from Iowa, and I appreciate his work on this and many other pieces of legislation. I commit to work with both him and the Senator from Rhode Island to try to resolve this as…

Mr. President, I understand the point the Senator from Rhode Island makes. I would say it poses a Hobson's choice for many States. I would also make note of his earlier comment about a court's inherent authority to enforce its previous…

My response would be, first, we don't spend that much money on them, in the context of the defense budget.