I presume it would not be close to $3 billion, but would it be $1 or $2 billion? Any idea?

Never make forecasts, especially about the future.

I also want to thank the Partnership for Public Service for its input.

I have to tell you, I do not always agree with the IG, but in this case, I am 100 percent behind him.

We are very much engaged, though, in looking at what we use our vehicles for and what might be appropriate.

Is that a live option? Is there anything to it? Yes or no, what do you think?

And if you go back 10 years, 8 to 10 years ago, how many full-time employees did you have?

It's maybe the most conservative approach I have ever seen, pre-funding the health obligations of an employer in this country, private sector or public sector.

Overcharged $75 billion since roughly 1974.

I am proud to be an original cosponsor of Senator Kaufman's Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act.

I think we have talked about this before, but have you given any thought in your discussions with the auto companies...

when 70 percent of the American public consistently in surveys... say that makes sense as a way to go to change a service

I do not think we actually calculated or miscalculated what the Postal Service owes, but somebody has, and maybe it is OPM.

I remain concerned about the pace of nominations and confirmations.

I believe there is still room for improvement in the nomination and confirmation process.

Is there a potential for----

Maybe we ought to allow them to raise rates to meet the needs of their revenue stream.

One of the things Senator Ensign and I and our colleagues discussed with President Karzai and with the military leadership of that country and the civilian leadership of Afghanistan and with our own folks over there is the nature of the…

I led a similar congressional delegation almost 10 months ago to both countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan. I had gone there right after the President had laid out his strategy for making progress in Afghanistan to restore the rule of law…

Senator McCain, along with Senator Brown, spent a lot of time in uniform. I know our Senators felt a special pride in our troops who are serving over there. They are serving with troops from 40 other countries, and not all countries send…

The road ahead in Afghanistan won't be easy. It is an important road for us to travel. It is not one we have to travel by ourselves. A lot of other nations are involved in this with their time, their treasure, and their people. We need the…

That is why I introduced last month, along with Senator Corker of Tennessee, the bipartisan ROADS SAFE Act.

expanding the Safe Routes to School Program, like Senate bill 1156, which is bipartisan and has 22 cosponsors, will be a great way to try to begin to make it more of a part of our culture.

We want to allow people to get out of their cars, trucks and vans by providing them with increased mobility.

This unacceptable death toll is all the more shocking when you consider that each one of those deaths was preventable.