the reputation of the NRC for being a gold standard, as Senator Carper pointed out, is a good brand.

I want to make sure I get my 6 years' worth out of that battery I just bought.

The real key is, are we going to allow the Postal Service to get full value for the money that they pay in.

If I was the utilities, I would say you guys have to sharpen your pencils a little bit more and figure out how to save some money if you expect us to continue to pay through the nose.

He always talked about the 80/20 rule.

Given that development, Congress has an important role to play in ensuring that our Nation invests wisely in nuclear while at the same time maintaining our focus on safety.

The Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Rebecca Blank, has come into my office the last 2 years, both times asking for relief from regulations.

If you are wondering why wages have stagnated, look no further than the regulatory burden placed on the private sector by big government here in Washington, D.C.

We have an onerous regulatory environment, and we will probably have some differences of opinion on that.

To enhance the economic and national security of America. Those are inextricably linked.

I would urge you to spend some time with him.

There ought to be somebody in the Administration, one senior person, to lead it.

Do we have any idea of the degree to which a baby born with this disease--this brain disease that you have described--to what extent does it impair their ability to function?

the Vice President should be sort of the person to lead this.

If not the Vice President, how about the junior Senator from, maybe, New Jersey? He does not have much going on now.

one of their recommendations spoke--or at least attempted to speak to the point you have just made.

The CDC announced this week, as was described earlier, that the Zika virus is now confirmed to be a source of significant brain damage to developing fetuses.

I believe the President made the right call in this instance. I am glad he has done this.

One of the things we tried to do, I think, in Afghanistan, was to convince the farmers there--and help the farmers there to learn how to plant stuff other than poppies and to make money doing that.

I do think this CARA is a really good step in the right direction.

When George Voinovich and I were Governors together, I was asked to be the founding Vice Chairman of something called the 'American Legacy Foundation.'

The President has put forward a very strong and meaningful strategy, which does encompass prevention, treatment, and recovery as well as data and public education initiatives around these issues.

I had asked a question earlier and General Kelly, Mr. Caulkins, and Dr. Healton took a shot at it.

I am convinced that we could save a lot of money here--and treatment is expensive--so are some of the other things we talked about here--that comprehensive advertising campaign would be expensive, but, as I always like to say, 'compared to…

But, ultimately, you are not going to solve it until we get at the demand side.