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I understand that Senators have some business to wrap up and are expecting an early out here today, and this Senator is letting some of them finish their conversations. I do want to speak, and I appreciate the unanimous consent request to…
It takes a champion, whether it is a champion like in Tennessee where the Governor had sold the ability to fix the roads and bridges on the basis of a tax increase.
To be given the gavel for a short amount of time is one of the singular accomplishments of my service in the United States Senate.
We in Indiana do not like to go into debt. We do not like to raise taxes.
The current system does not work anymore, for whatever reason and a variety of reasons, one of which is that no one wants to add a penny of taxes.
Governor Daniels found a way to address the issue of repairing and building roads in Indiana and repairing and building bridges in Indiana without having to do either one of those.
This is about leadership, as Mr. Payne so rightly suggested. And it is about creativity. And it is about flexibility.
While these regulations are well intended, states and schools are struggling to comply with them, and the very children we aim to serve are paying the price.
The federal role in these programs may be doing more to hinder your success than help it.
We cannot expect children to learn or excel in the classroom if they are hungry or are not properly nourished.
It is time to provide those responsible for implementing child nutrition programs with the flexibility they need to ensure taxpayer dollars are well spent and students are well served.
During my prior service in the Senate, I was one of the 'Nay' votes for the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.
This situation reminds me of an old Yogi Berra quote, 'The future ain't what it used to be.'
I think one of the things we have got to remember as policymakers is we aren't just accountable for our intentions, we are also accountable for our results.
I often hear from some of my colleagues that PABs, or public activity bonds, are suboptimal, because they allow the creation of infrastructure that doesn't serve a public purpose.
I really feel like the United States--it has been discussed here--is falling behind with respect to infrastructure financing, development, and so forth.
We need to raise the cap on private activity bonds for highways, and we are working on legislation to make that happen.
I think we all agree that no kid in America should go hungry.