John Boozman

Do we have good metrics to know what is working and what does not work?

I agree. I think sometimes the easiest thing to do is write a prescription, and that is kind of what we have gotten into a little bit.

I agree totally and that is why I was asking if they had some evidence-based data as to what is working.

How can we identify and get to the point before they are actually on the phone with the suicide call.

One size does not fit all.

You guys are out fighting the battle and we really do appreciate your service in so many different ways and affecting a very positive outcome for so many.

I think the reality is not only have they criticized the process but have expressed concerns regarding overlapping and conflicting regulations that imposes unnecessary costs and burdens on individual firms.

That is a real national security concern.

If we do go into sequestration, I have heard that they may have to reduce their flying hours by as much as 18 percent.

I appreciate that. I think everyone on the committee, that is something we would be very, very concerned about.

I will submit something into the record.

I am also glad that the improvements to the harbor maintenance may be part of this process.

So I guess that is really the real problem. It doesn't matter how much we put into the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; the reality is it really wouldn't be any additional new money.

I introduced S. 2045, and my hope is that this will pass this body quickly, because it would require that judges of the Veterans Court live within 50 miles of the D.C. area.

The civil works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is vital to the strength of our country.

I am totally committed to going forward with the process.

I appreciate your leadership, Senator Boxer.

The discussion that we have had is so important as we go forward for our country.

Consumers expect the retailer to collect the sales tax. They don't even think about the sales tax as an obligation of their own.

The vast majority of retailers who are overwhelmingly supportive of this--they don't really understand why they're not doing as well as they would like.

I've got three daughters. The youngest is 26. The oldest is probably 33 or 34.

Why does the vast majority of small businesses in Arkansas and many of our other states disagree with that?

But I have no reason to, I think everyone during the discussion of cap and trade, energy trade would go up significantly and that was the mechanism of controlling the use of energy.

Electricity would rise by, if we went to cap and trade, which was suggested by some here, electricity would rise $1,358 a year and $1.27 per gallon increase in gasoline prices.

I guess what I am saying is that it is dangerous to really infer, and you can correct me from just what is going on this summer as compared to the whole deal.