this past weekend I was with a group of heroes from the ``greatest generation.'' These men and women faced some of the biggest challenges our Nation has seen. They put aside their own needs to make the country and the world a better place…

I appreciate the Senator from South Dakota and his words but also his leadership, not only in this area but in so many areas of such importance facing our Nation. Again, we appreciate him very much. With the exchanges set to open in a…

After decades of growth, the level of revenue coming into the Highway Trust Fund has begun to decline.

I am proud to be here to support James J. Moody's nomination as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

We have broad bipartisan support for smart spending on infrastructure.

I am committed to working with Senator Boxer and Senator Vitter to find new sustainable revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund.

I agree that these must be priorities.

earlier this month we marked the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon that killed more than 3,000 people. Our fight against terrorism continues today. We can be proud of all that America's military…

I think the GAO says that we are spending over a billion dollars in ancillary stuff and needing to consolidate, fund the programs that work.

It really does seem to be something that is a little bit of a no-brainer.

I think this is great. There is lots of stuff going on up here, but this is a great example of us really trying to come together and get some common ground.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Honoring Our Armed Forces Sergeant Jamar Avery Hicks and Sergeant First Class Ricardo Young

the actions taken to restore the Bay set precedence that may be duplicated in other watersheds.

I think as we do a better job in telling our servicemembers--and I think particularly our commanding officers because that is where you go to when you are having a problem--making sure that they understand and that there is, you know, how…

It is therefore appropriate for us to have public and private mechanisms in place to protect them from predatory lenders.

I think one of the ways that we can do that, Mr. Chairman, is to make it such that--the statistic you gave--that 80 percent essentially are not aware of their rights with the law.

Our active duty servicemembers and their families should have the tools they need to make sound financial decisions.

It is really difficult, you know, if you do not know who to complain to and where to find enforcement.

These violations are completely unacceptable.

I think we are all in agreement that when men and women put their lives on the line defending our country, they should not be subjected to the types of behavior we have seen in the past.

I think that would be really helpful, if--again, I am not saying that we are not doing a good job of that, and yet, I do think it is important to measure things.

I think that is really what we lack more than anything, is just making the servicemember aware of the significant protections that they have.

Thank you all so much for being here and we really do appreciate your advocacy and hard work, again, protecting our servicemembers.

I want to agree and I want to thank you and Ranking Member Burr for making it so that we can have this very, very important hearing.

This is something we should do. We should have this event so that both military and base civilian personnel and veterans could come in and talk with either a non-profit counselor or their financial services provider.