Do you think an agency like the VA should be spending $562,000 on art work in one week?

I did not think that is what the Federal student loan program was for.

I will echo what you said about all levels of government.

Wasteful, wasteful spending. We have to do better for our taxpayers.

I am going to hit one other agency that I think has the potential to do so much good for so many men and women that have put their hand up and sworn to defend and uphold our Constitution and defend our freedoms here in the great United…

I think we are failing in this effort.

if we are going through a 2-year process engaging the public, then it should be through a formal rulemaking process.

But, again, two separate substances, and we are responding to a situation that certainly needed some guidance to fill some gaps, but what the agency ended up doing was covering a whole other group of chemicals where there has not been…

I am encouraging OSHA to open this up to formal rulemaking.

I will stop you right there. One, then, it sounds like maybe we should have gone through the rulemaking process rather than doing a memorandum on this if we are engaging the public in such a manner.

It should never, ever occur. Never without your authorization.

we have a corrupt and broken VA system.

a short while ago, I had the opportunity to meet with a very special family from Newton, IA. Micha Pickering, an adorable, energetic 3-year-old boy was born prematurely at just 22 weeks gestational age--the equivalent of 20 weeks after…

The number of 22 per day is inaccurate, and we need an independent third party to come in and do a complete study.

we owe it to them to send them anywhere they feel comfortable.

Who is holding their feet to the fire?

This is one of my priorities, is working with veterans and mental health issues.

I am very glad that our allies are improving their relationships to counter the Chinese aggression.

as we come together and debate President Obama's agreement on Iran, I believe it is one of the most consequential national security decisions we may ever face. I have heard my peers talk many times about the things that trouble them, the…

I rise today to speak on an issue that has shaken the moral compass of our society. The phrase ``it's a boy'' is one we often use when celebrating new life. Instead, this was spoken by a Planned Parenthood employee as the body of an unborn…

the question before us today is clear: Who do we want to be as a nation? It is hard for anyone to defend these morally reprehensible videos as Planned Parenthood callously harvested the organs of unborn babies to be sold at a price. The…

We are between a rock and a hard place right now. Most certainly.

I am very concerned regarding the Government's ability to detect, deter, and defeat cyber attacks on our Government, particularly by China, Russia, and Iran.

This will be one of the most significant votes that we take as members of Congress, moving forward.

I think it's wise to remember that all of us that serve in the Senate probably have constituents and families in our States that have members that were killed overseas as a direct result from those EFPs.