It seems like, to me, this might be a good fit for the National Guard...

We are passing laws and then we are not paying attention.

There is something touching veterans in almost every agency of government, all for the right reason, because people wanted to help veterans.

These numbers are a stark reminder that we are not doing enough to help our veterans and that we must take new and urgent steps to improve our national efforts.

What this fact sheet shows is that the information currently being collected and maintained by the Department of Labor is spotty and frequently inaccurate.

no one is doing the due diligence to make that effort really meaningful in any way.

He said that the Web sites that in their experience, as they looked at the various listings on the Web sites, they were taken aback at how many people had put information on the Web site that were not veterans.

Well, I think we have to figure out a way to try to remove as much as this as possible from the Federal Government and put it in the State and local offices where frankly, they are going to be the ones that are going to have the best ears…

We are seeing something very different, that the men and women who have served so honorably in Iraq and Afghanistan are facing unprecedented challenges in finding employment.

Well, yes. I mean, the data is like a joke. It is like a bad joke.

I am a little outspoken, I am not politically correct, but, madam, you have a lot of people in the DOL who are the classic bureaucrats.

And, frankly, I am beginning to believe that this reporting requirement to the Department of Labor is a good example of that.

He said it was clear to him how inefficient this was because you had all these employers that wanted a much different employee than he was looking for.

I think this National Guard situation is a crisis.

I think we have permanently injured the ability of the National Guard to get employment in our country.

It was interesting. I try to visit small businesses in my State from time to time.

Madam President, will the Senator from Ohio yield for a unanimous consent request?

Madam President, first of all, let me thank the Senator from Ohio for allowing me to interrupt him for my unanimous consent request. This month, the Senate will have the opportunity to put a stop to the second most expensive EPA regulation…