If my question implied that I think that this Act should not be reauthorized, I hope you did not read the question that way.

What is the basis of your statement that $14 billion were saved? Is that contained in any report or some other source that you could direct us to?

This law that we are reviewing today is an important law that has helped a countless number of victims.

Your testimony also outlines how there are 11 various authorizing statutes for grant programs that address domestic violence.

I rise to pay tribute to a noble fallen warrior. CAPT Matthew Gunnar Nielson of Jefferson, IA, gave his life for his country on June 29, 2011, during an attack by insurgents in Badrah, Iraq. He was 27 years old. My prayers are with Captain…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Audit of Department of Defense

I would like to continue, if there is no objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Using a modified grading system to reflect the good quality of this audit, it would have earned a higher score were it not for an excessively long completion time. In this particular case, however, the impact of the audit was apparently…

I want to extend some remarks I made on the Senate floor on June 6. The report I was reporting on on June 6 evaluated audits produced by the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General in fiscal year 2010. I called that report a…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of David H. Petraeus, of New Hampshire, to be…

I would like to express my concerns with S. 679, the Schumer/Alexander Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act. This bill would eliminate the Senate confirmation process for approximately 200 positions. Many of the…

I have a series of questions. I do not know if we will get through all of them, but I would kind of like to get a handle on budget and financial control.

Combating fraud was on Congress' radar before the creation of the task force.

Why is the Recovery Act working group necessary given the existence of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board?

I congratulate you on your leadership of this committee.

The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board was created as part of that law to oversee how the funds were spent to ensure that they were not subject to fraud, waste and abuse.

we established a record that was able to help us get the false claims bill passed, and that bill, as you know, has brought $28 billion back into the Federal Treasury.

Today's hearing provides us the opportunity to fulfill our constitutional duty and a continuing basis to conduct oversight.

I am concerned that by not having a formal budget, expenditures for travel could be unnecessarily high.

President Obama's stimulus program had a lot of taxpayers' money into it, into various projects and programs across the country.

This task force was created in November of 2009. Senator Leahy and I wrote the Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act of 2009, signed into law May of 2009.

I thank you, Madam Chairman, for letting me go ahead of your second round.

Everyone should agree that all Americans, whether you are an individual or a business entity, must have confidence that when they appear before a judge they will receive a fair and unbiased adjudication of their claims and defenses.

I assume that we are now on the Cole nomination? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. We are on the nomination.

Under our Constitution and statutes, judges and justices must apply the law impartially and call cases as they see them, without regard for the status or political views of the litigants.