The role of the Coast Guard in protecting national security is on par with the other services.

I wish to congratulate the nominees appearing before the Committee today and to thank them for their commitment to public service.

Madam President, I thank you very much and I hope this amendment is defeated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time?

Madam President, the amendment offered by the Senator from South Carolina is, simply stated, a misguided attempt which would turn over the power of the purse to the executive branch. It will not save a penny toward the deficit. It will…

it seems clear to me that the Commission needs to do more to protect innocent consumers.

As Senator Inouye pointed out, size cannot be the determining factor in an antitrust evaluation.

However, size alone should not be the basis for approving or disapproving mergers.

The key factor is how the merger will impact the quality and affordability of services available to consumers and whether the merger will be in the public interest.

There is no question that a proposed merger between Comcast, the Nation's largest video programming distributor, which also happens to be the Nation's largest residential broadband provider, and NBC Universal, the fourth-largest media and…

The question before us is whether, even with the commitments that have been made, this is a good deal for consumers.

Do you think that nurses are adequately prepared and trained to serve men and women with problems that didn't exist during my time?