I would argue that one of the most if not the most egregious example of our Tax Code failures lies in these energy tax credits.

as certainly every Kansan and all Americans know, our gas prices are on the rise and the U.S. economy continues to struggle. I believe one of the most important things Congress can do now is to facilitate the production of affordable…

I am discouraged by how long it took for the VA to implement.

I was pleased to hear the VA announce its plan to hire 1,900 mental health workers.

I encourage you to hire those people and put them to work as rapidly as possible.

We need to take advantage of the wide array of professional services that are available at every opportunity.

General, thank you, for your service to our country and to the veterans. And thank you all for your interest and well being of our Nation's service men and women.

Did the CFTC have a role to play in those decisions?

Who at CFTC was handling the decisions related to enhanced supervision and the kind of bankruptcy or the bankruptcy proceedings?

Is what you are telling me then that my understanding that--or my suggestion that those segregated account holders were harmed by that decision is not true?

I thank the leader for yielding. Job growth is my top priority, and no one can deny that small business is the engine that drives our economy and our job market. Since 1980, small businesses have accounted for 60 percent of job creation…

The President has more times than we have minutes remaining in our day talked about corporate fat cat jet owners.

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to address the Senate as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Postal Service Reform

I am here this evening to express concern about the developments of the day in which I thought we were going to be addressing the issue of postal reform with the goal of making certain that this Senate, this Congress makes decisions in…

How is it that a Federal employee is able to be reimbursed for the room?

Were any of the rooms available for $93 a night?

I was appalled, as you said you were, to read the accounts of the inappropriate actions of some GSA employees outlined in the inspector general's report of abuses connected to a regional conference held in 2010.

That would be a change in policy at GSA.