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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Dec 13, 2011

I thank Senator Sanders. I wish to go back to this question of the jobs and the economic value we get from clean energy. The Department of Energy reports that the clean energy sector alone directly employs nearly 1.6 million people in the…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Dec 13, 2011

I think it is Congress' job to make sure that you have the resources and the structure that will be most effective to accomplish your mission.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Dec 13, 2011

I do not want to in any way have anything that I have said be taken as a criticism of you or the FBI management.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Dec 13, 2011

I think we need to figure out what the proper design should be for going after it and then worry about how we pay for it.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Dec 13, 2011

Your testimony has provided us critical insights as we grapple with what we recognize as a common challenge, which is to grow jobs here in this country, and to use our securities laws to help facilitate job growth without endangering…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Dec 13, 2011

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 415, not voting 18, as follows: [Roll No. 920] AYES--415…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Dec 13, 2011

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. First and foremost, I was glad to hear my colleague on the other side of the aisle recognize that lowering taxes, be…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Dec 12, 2011

I think this is a call to action from the U.S. Congress to make sure that Americans have the water quality infrastructure that they deserve, and we are going to have to do this sooner or later. Why not do it now, while we so urgently need…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Dec 12, 2011

Voting to confirm an individual to the Federal bench is one of the most important decisions that a Senator can make.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Dec 12, 2011

Wouldn't it be very similar to the process you went through screening the proposed firms that were selected by the company being reviewed?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Dec 12, 2011

If they find proprietary information that is potentially material to investors in terms of the behavior of these servicers, are they obligated to inform you and the Securities and Exchange Commission of their findings?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Dec 12, 2011

Following up on this issue of the independence of these consultants, is there any prohibition on future work that these companies can do with the party that they are independently supervising?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Dec 12, 2011

the independent foreclosure review actually contains two components.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Dec 12, 2011

Doesn't that sound somewhat discordant in terms of your ability or capacity?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Dec 12, 2011

If they are doing their review, find potential criminal activity, potential failure to disclose material facts that would be subject to reporting by the SEC, are they required to inform you and the SEC of their discoveries?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Dec 12, 2011

Do they have the obligation, rather than you have the expectation?

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