Sam Brownback

And I--boy, I see that thing playing out again, if we don't get on top of it.

I wrote to you in December to raise the issue of overcrowding in schools on Fort Riley.

I think one of the startling things to me, when I came in as Congressman, was the number of veterans that we were having in our office and coming by that were having a lot of long-term difficulties from the Vietnam war and era.

The budget provides $1.7 billion to family programs and services and I commend the Army for making these programs an important part of its budget.

I think this military has performed very, very well.

For the last few years, the Air National Guard has been working on a program to demonstrate the capabilities of the AT-6 light attack aircraft.

The sooner you get on top of it, the more likely you are to be successful with your options, and the more options you generally have available.

We have spent the last 7 or 8 months focusing on developing such a strategy, that includes continued promotion of a science-based and rules-based system.

These five pillars, we believe, can create higher incomes, better-paying jobs, and attract young people to stay and to come to rural communities.

This is the best foreign policy tool we've got, when you save somebody's life.

I'm a big person that, if you show people or if you provide an opportunity for people to see something, they really--their imagination catches on and things start to happen.

I would kind of hold it back, say, 'We're ready to do this, but you've got to change these two things before we're going to put this--we're ready to do it, and we want to do it.'

I'd sure urge you to put your shoulder in on this--on the EPA, on that percentage, because I don't know anything that could quicker move us up than a move like that would.

If you've got a high priority, put the money there, but don't just ask for more money; get it from somewhere else in the budget.

This effort, called the Access, Compassion, Care and Ethics for Seriously-ill Patients Act, or ACCESS Act, offers a new compassionate investigational approval system for treatments showing efficacy during clinical trials.

we also recognize the fiscal challenge that this country faces

I'd like to hear your thoughts on that; and if there are things that we can do legislatively to help you clear away the underbrush so we can bring these new products to market, I would be very happy to join with my colleagues to provide…

We are writing in support of the President's fiscal year 2011 budget request to fund WIC.

a real focus on biofuels and bio-based products and the energy potential that can be created in our farm fields

I really hope--this is my last year in the Senate--I really hope we can make some progress on this.

It's what we visited about it in my office.

I can't think of anything you could do that would give more hope to a large group of people that don't have a whole lot of it right now.

This is very good investment for foreign affairs, in my estimation, for the United States.

We need some help with that in the large feed-yard cattle operations.

There is a tremendous opportunity. The Afghan Agriculture Minister is a person, I think, of good integrity.