What can EPA do to help the States that are looking at this situation?

There was a comment about budget cycles and it would be interesting--you as head of the Congressional Budget Office--it would be interesting to know how the lack of a budget... affects your budget in the sense of being inefficient.

Mr. President, in Arkansas, our law enforcement history runs deep. Take my hometown of Fort Smith, for example, where the U.S. Marshals Service played an integral part in shaping the city's unique role in our country's westward expansion…

Madam President, this is a commonsense amendment. All it does is allow the Corps of Engineers to participate in the interagency America the Beautiful Pass Program. It just allows military families to participate in the same way they…

I just want to thank you for your service again, Director, for all that you've done. I know that you've worked really hard to keep us safe, so we appreciate it.

Again, ditto. This is a very commonsense amendment, and I think we can all agree to it. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time in opposition?

Your efforts, your work, your advocacy really has changed the world, and we appreciate your efforts very, very much.

What VA can do is implement the executive order that was issued on January 21, 2009, having to do with open government, transparency, and participation of stakeholders.

I would hope that you support the Veterans' Drug Courts. I think that is another solution that is a big deal.

We have gotten behind in the backlog of disability claims, and this and that.

I think you raised a concern that many of us have heard about, which is the over medication of many of our veterans.