Part of what we are trying to do is to make sure that the names of beneficiaries stay out of the hands of the bad guys.

I think it was Richard Nixon who used to say that people who don't make mistakes are people who don't do anything.

Give us some idea what that might be.

The system that is designed to uncover such wrongdoing actually worked as it is intended.

We were finding such outrageous conduct that we took the unusual step of preparing an interim report.

Are you satisfied with the corrective measures that have been taken? Just be very brief.

I think we will be moving legislation later this year, not just focused on the expenditure of $800,000, which is not insignificant, but also to focus on the expenditure, wiser expenditure of billions and billions of dollars, which is part…

we are debating this bill today because the Postal Service is facing, as many of us know, a dire financial crisis that literally threatens its very survival. This is a crisis that has been building for some time. It is one that only…

People may not believe what we say, they will believe what we do.

I want to switch gears and talk a little about gas prices. Madam President, I don't know what kind of vehicle you drive most of your miles in while in New Hampshire. The vehicle I drive most of my miles in, and have been driving in…

It certainly would. I thank the Senator for sharing that point with us. So here we are, more drilling in America, onshore and offshore. We are no longer a net oil importer. We have 75 million acres that are leased and have yet to be…

If my friend would yield to me for one more minute, a lot of people go out this time of year and they buy new cars, trucks, and vans. Traditionally the spring is when people shop for vehicles. Go back a couple of years, to 2007. In 2007 we…

I appreciate the opportunity to speak. I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I feel compelled to say a word on the heels of our colleague from Alabama, whom I salute as he heads off into the setting Sun. I wish him well and to have a good break. When I was in the Navy during the Vietnam war, when we weren't flying…

I look forward to the panels getting here and moving on.

I did have something to do with it.

I want to assure him that we will continue to work on this and that the work he has done in the past... will not be forgotten.

the years of collective efforts, bipartisan efforts here in the Legislative Branch and works of a couple of Administrations--the Bush Administration, the Obama Administration--and a bunch of other folks are beginning to bear some fruit.

We are on the right track. We are making some progress. We are going to make a lot more with your help.

I firmly believe that the President's focus on the elimination of improper payments... will go a long way in reaching the goal of efficient financial management.

We are just delighted that you have taken this bull by the horn and are working it from your angle.

the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act which Senator Coburn, Senator Lieberman and I and others had worked on.

We think we have a way maybe to deal with that and could maybe move something that would be offset and save in the long term.

I think the total was $40 billion, and this is out of a Federal-wide figure of 115, or so, billion dollars.

We have seen a lot of progress in the States. We are working with them closely. They are partners of ours.