I want to congratulate you on being Chairman. I look forward to working with you and Senator Burr as we all push forward and work really hard to get a lot of stuff accomplished for veterans.

I am very concerned that perhaps employers are starting--maybe psychologically or whatever, sometimes willfully, it is difficult.

Mr. President, I rise to honor the life of one of America's bravest killed in action in Afghanistan--SPC Ethan C. Hardin--a fallen hero who served our Nation in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Specialist Hardin, 22, grew up in…

As you know, the ag business is tremendously important in Arkansas, and I had the opportunity to visit with many of my producers.

I guess my question, as you mentioned, I am so pleased to hear that you are working, you know, with your counterpart on the EPA to try and figure out, you know, these things as they go forward.

I really do think that is the question of the day right now.

I appreciate that and appreciate those efforts. Again I think some really number values as far as economic impact are helpful.

We live in a country where it is very difficult to protect ourselves against all the challenges that we face from a number of different areas, but we need to have the ability to respond once something happens.

Congress should not rubber-stamp every policy that is labeled 'Green.'

I agree with that.

The key, though, is that it has to work.