Why is that? I mean, is there any logical reason for that, as well?

If there are good over-the-counter systems right now in place that major medical centers are using without any problem at all--that is the basis of medical practice.

To me, that is unacceptable.

the biggest deterrent is making it such that they realize that if they come to this country, they are going to go back.

the President has been picking and choosing what laws to enforce and that has led us to the crisis we're currently facing.

the children involved in this situation are not the ones we should be blaming for the problems on our border.

If you multiplied your judges by 10, you would still be in trouble.

I am very concerned about that.

That doesn't make sense to me, in the sense of increasing by 40 administrative judges, working through a backlog of 375,000.

I really feel like you are going to have a lot of problems with the proposal you are giving us, because it is not balanced.

we cannot continue to throw money at a problem that won't be solved if the Obama Administration won't discuss policy fixes with Congress.

That is why we have a Congress and congressional hearings, to go through all that theoretically.

as the son of an Air Force master sergeant and a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, I take very seriously my responsibility to represent the interests of those who have served our country in uniform. When it comes to our…

I think you make a good point.

In your testimony, you equated that to a normal BMI range.

Right. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Senate Bill S. 1656 is sponsored by both Senator Mark Pryor and Senator John Boozman.

I have asked Secretary Shinseki for assurances that none of these deplorable practices are happening at VA medical centers (VAMCs) used by Arkansas veterans.

on June 6th, 1944, the brave men and women of the Allied Forces began the opening phase of Operation Overlord in an effort to break the Nazi stranglehold on Western Europe. On that early morning, 31,000 members of the United States Armed…

That is why I have joined with Senators Durbin to introduce legislation to create American jobs by increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value over the next 10 years.

I believe that it is time for the United States to open new avenues to help American companies go head to head with their competitors in Africa.

Thank you. And again, thank both of you for being here and for your hard work. We really do appreciate it.

I think it is a great project. Like you, I think it really has changed our ability to record some of these events.

I'm really concerned about as has been mentioned on several occasions today, is the prescription drug problem.

I will be advocating on behalf of these Children's Advocacy Centers.