Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate you and the Ranking Member allowing me to sit in on the Subcommittee.

Reasonable standards based on science..

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded, and to speak for up to 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, in the decade that has passed since the devastating attacks of 9/11, we have seen enormous changes in our daily lives. For many of us, these changes have become routine. We have become more alert to potential suspicious…

It is imperative that we have leaders with managerial experience who best know how to create jobs and help economies thrive.

I believe Larry Walther will do a great job, and I know we will be proud of his future accomplishments at the Export-Import Bank.

Thank you, Madam Chair and Ranking Member Inhofe for having this really important hearing on the task force review.

Sometimes we make it very, very tough on you. I do appreciate you all being here and all that you represent.

Madam President, throughout the course of this debt ceiling debate, the American people have watched in utter disbelief of what they have seen. They understand we need to get our fiscal house in order; they see what has gotten us into this…

And again, Crystal, we really do appreciate your testimony.

We have to put that infrastructure in place and then another problem, and you might comment on this, Crystal, is the fact that we do have stuff in place now and yet families do not know about it. It is not readily accessible.