Mark Pryor

I think that it is important that we work together with DOJ to provide our law enforcement organizations with the necessary funding to protect America and ensure the safety and security of its citizens.

I would encourage you to take a look at it, and hopefully help generate some support for it.

I want to voice my concern there.

I think it's consistent with what the White House is talking about in this area.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you, Mr. Secretary, for being here.

I look forward to working with the chairman and ranking member to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly.

It is long overdue that we recognize those servicemembers in the Guard and Reserve who have sustained a commitment to readiness as veterans after 20 years of honorable service to our country.

My impression is that the exchange part of healthcare reform is very important because it could--at least in theory--make health insurance much more available to many more people and hopefully you would get a better value for the dollars…

I would like to see those when they come out and maybe visit with you further about that.

I know that one of the things you have been working on is trying to come up with a better way to quantify the amount of real fraud in Medicare.

That was one of the problems before.

I appreciate the tough decisions your Department has to make as we work to achieve a budget which begins to get our national debt under control.

we had this legislation before the State of the Union, but the President mentioned trying to connect job skills with jobs.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank all three of you for your leadership on these issues.

I look forward to working with you on that.

I'd love to consider being part of that.

I think it is unanimous on this side of the aisle that we are going to miss the Senator from Texas when she leaves, and it is sad to hear about her doing something for the last time in the Senate. She has been a wonderful Senator and…

I thank the Chair for the recognition. I wish to talk about something that is on everyone's mind. When I was in Arkansas last week for the recess, I did four or five townhall meetings and pretty much everywhere I went, this was the topic…

I think if nothing else, that is what one thing that the economic recovery, our stimulus money, proved--that we can do this without earmarks because of the great partnerships we have with the States.

I think it is critical that we continue to invest in our infrastructure that not only creates jobs now, but it is huge investment in the future.

We cannot afford to continue to pile up deficits while pretending revenues are matching our needs and investments.

I am really out of time here, so let me just ask if you have a timeframe on when you will release or announce this round of TIGER grants?

No agency should consider itself exempt from needing to find savings.

Thank you for helping the Conway Airport in Arkansas.

I hope to work closely with the administration and my colleagues in this area.