I applaud Ranking Member Buyer. His work on the dental issue is exactly right.

Because, the bottom line is that we all want our markets to function correctly.

if Congress were to go forward and make permanent the deposit insurance level at $250,000, it does add exposure to the FDIC funds, so we would need to be able to charge premiums to the industry to help restore a balance to the level of the…

I certainly believe we must make sure that Americans have trust in the deposits that are going into the FDIC-insured accounts.

if we want the lending community to do the right thing, if we want people to take a loss to put borrowers into the HOPE for Homeowners program or some other type of refinance vehicle, we actually need to make it as easy as possible for…

We want to make sure that they are regulated to the point where people have trust in them.

I think you have to be very careful because you want--at the end of the day, we all want the patient to get the care that they need.

It is incredibly important in the health care area.

Thank you, Senator Hatch for that.

I think patients would be surprised to hear that their pharmacy records were at risk of being sold.

I think it is important to have clear Federal standards and guidelines that set the framework, you know, for those policies.

I brought up deliberately this concern of State-by-State regulation.

So you want to make sure that any privacy language we have in the stimulus package does not limit the ability of Mayo or other providers in sharing this de-identified data.

I have found it very helpful. I know it is helpful for Mayo and these other groups that have done so well to be able to have that research.

It's our responsibility to work in a bipartisan manner on this issue.

a bridge just shouldn't fall down in the middle of America, not a six-lane highway, not a bridge that is just six blocks from my home where 13 people died in this tragedy.

I missed Senator Lautenberg's opening, but I'm sure he stressed the importance of Amtrak.

modernizing our air traffic control system should be a key priority.