We work with the states.

So that is a false argument, that it is going to cause any improvement on voter fraud. There is hardly any voter fraud. That is one thing the new election law does. What is another thing? It makes it harder if a person moves their…

As I mentioned, Senator Kohl's home state of Wisconsin is a shining example of a very good regulatory framework.

If you can have somebody taken care of in their home instead of having to go into a nursing home, it's cheaper, the quality of life is better, everybody's happier. It's a win-win-win.

So what should we at the federal level do, in your judgment, in order to see that the ombudsmen can do their jobs more effectively so that these horror stories that we've heard about won't happen, and so that the vast majority of ALFs that…

Should CMS have the authority to shut down ALFs when chronic problems are occurring and state regulators have failed to act?

So how do we prevent ALFs from becoming unregulated nursing homes?

we have a judge who will be in front of the Senate, and it is my understanding it has been worked out that there will be a voice vote. I want to thank the leadership of the appropriate committee, the Judiciary Committee, for handling this…

I came to the Senate floor because over the weekend a very noble lady in Cuba passed away of a heart attack, and I want to tell you about her. Her name is Laura Pollan. She founded the group Ladies in White, Damas de Blanco. She did so to…

I could spend my whole time talking about the housing crisis--as the Senator from Arizona has so appropriately commented--that has hit his State and mine and many others. I happen to agree it is going to be hard for us to recover…

Of course. Mr. McCAIN. Isn't one of the fundamental problems in the housing crisis, in the Senator's State and my State and particularly California, Nevada, and others that were the crest of the wave, that we should have made--and still…

Indeed, one of the areas hardest hit in the entire country is southwest Florida, in and around Fort Myers. I note the Senator's comments are very accurate. We need to find a way for people to stay in their homes, afford their payments, and…