I intend to be particularly focused this Congress on ensuring that our returning servicemen and women are guaranteed a seamless transition as they reintegrate back into civilian life.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Thank you, Senator Hatch for that.

It is incredibly important in the health care area.

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.

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 think it encourages people to suddenly find other meetings they have to go to.

fixing these bridges and roads and other infrastructure rail won't be easy. But I would say that will be my leading concern.

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.

Railroad competition has all but disappeared.

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