First, I wish to thank the Senator from South Dakota for his leadership in this area and very much agree with the comments he just made. Last week, while home in Arkansas, I had the opportunity to visit some of our State's excellent…

the safety of the children is the paramount issue.

Mr. President, I rise today in support of Kristine Baker's nomination as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Kris Baker is a great lawyer recognized by her peers as well as legal organizations for her…

there is something amiss here?

The GSA evidently is a very troubled agency.

But is it more a cultural thing, or this has been going on so long that it is business as usual?

I think this is something that we are all united on, going forward and finding out exactly what has happened and punishing those who are at fault.

Madam President, in a moment I am going to speak about energy. But, first of all--as I was waiting to have the opportunity to do this--I want to thank Senator McConnell for giving us an update on what is going on in Kentucky. We do a lot…

Do we need a group like that combined with maybe a group of the guys out in the field some sort of panel there to make sure that the collaboration continues and somebody's responsible?

it does seem like that's an integral part of the whole thing, that it's something else.

We really do appreciate your service to your country which has been outstanding, and I enjoyed visiting yesterday and just getting to know you a little bit personally.