We should be championing the brave whistleblowers who come forward because they believe VA should serve veterans.

We have to put everything on the table and stop talking at each other and by each other and start talking to each other.

If we do put everything on the table to solve the crisis--and it is a crisis that we are facing right now in terms of our Highway Trust Fund--should that not be one of the things we consider to contribute to the solution?

before he leaves the floor, I thank the distinguished Senator from Wyoming, a physician himself, not just for his good remarks today but for his litany of good remarks throughout the debate on the Affordable Care Act. For 6 years he has…

All we have to do is pull the trigger.

Transportation improvements are pro-growth, and, if you expand prosperity, you raise revenue, not by raising rates but by raising economic activity.

The point I want to make is that you can't compare apples and oranges.

What we like about the draft legislation is that it makes sure that the non-FAR-based option is still available so that we can continue in partnership with the VA to provide veterans quality health care close to their homes.

I committed to Senator Hoeven that we would not object to a UC (unanimous consent) on provider agreements in terms of nursing home facilities.

A streamlined approach that still protects veterans, taxpayers, and preserves oversight is desperately needed.

We're at a break point. We're at a point where we may kind of invert because of the rising cost of higher education and because of the rising debt of students.

That's the Wayne Clough Scholarship Program.