Roland Burris

When she told me that, I said, well, my vote is assured. If she can work for Terry, she will have to have a couple of medals.

I have heard a lot of complaints about... dental care for our veterans.

I would hope that when you would go back, my staff would be in touch with you.

We all want to make sure that Marion is on the right track.

The only way we can do what we do in America is because these people have done what they have done for us, and we have to take care of them.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just talked with her yesterday and she told me that, but there was some concern...

I hope that somewhere down the line, we can take a look at that.

I am concerned about these individuals coming back who served their country, now have to try to take care of their families when they cannot get gainful employment.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will be rather brief, but I want to welcome the distinguished appointee.

We have to take care of those individuals who took care of us. We can never, ever forget a veteran.

Rural medicine is an issue because that hospital serves a three- or four-State area.

I think we ought to look at, if we get this in place, certainly so we can get a little bit more security with our travel or the identification, but I hope and pray that we will look at even taking it to a higher level without the invasion…

Rather than a State ID, why cannot we have a national ID where this burden would not be placed on the States?

Which would mean that, too, could be counterfeited as well as any of the other documents.

I think the urgency of getting something done before the end of this calendar year is such that we ought to all work together, find some consensus as this process has done without getting into an area that might be more difficult.

What burden are we going to put on that poor TSA screener, that is looking for a raise by the way?

I want you to know that. And they put me through every rigor, and I did not complain either.

I am hearing, Madam Secretary, that you say that if they do not have the REAL ID after December, O'Hare Airport will probably shut down.

I had to verify addresses. I had to show two or three places where I lived, and they knew me.

Madam Secretary, we are hoping that we can have PASS ID.

I appreciate you bringing that up and hope that it can move forward.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Burr.

The terminology we use in State government is generally the lowest responsible bidder and that lowest responsible bidder means that the bidder may not be the lowest price, but it has the training and the skills and the ability to carry out…

I would like to follow up on what Senator Voinovich raised in reference to the ability of FPS to have guards that are Federal employees rather than contract employees.

I have seen lines wrapping around the wall and guards going through bags and pocketbooks very extensively to secure us, and what the GAO indication is, this is not happening in our Federal facilities out in the various States and…