The government will, with the backstop of the taxpayers, undercut the 1,300 or so health insurance companies we have.
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The President could start by moving forward on the Nuclear Loan Guarantee program.
We had a vote in the Senate 2 years ago, 94 to 3, on the issue of whether or not the detainees at Guantanamo should come to the United States.
Both candidates for President last year said they wanted to close Guantanamo.
Various communities are beginning to discuss their interest in taking these, and so far, there isn't any.
The Supreme Court, in effect, ordered us to pass military commission law, which we did a couple of years ago.
What preventative measures is DOD taking to address this problem? What, if any, legislative action would DOD need Congress to take to expand suicide awareness and education on posts?
Your Armed Forces stand as the most combat experienced in this Nation's history.
Transition obviously means change, but in this case, it also meant continuity in providing for the common defense.
We must continue to improve stability and defend our vital national interests in the broader Middle East and South Central Asia.
I couldn't agree with you more, which is why I'm baffled and concerned and stunned about the budget recommendation to underfund the Super Hornet.
Congress has established a national suicide hotline for returning troops, as well as increased funding for mental health for active military personnel.
I am grateful for your understanding of the stress our Armed Forces and their families are under.
What I would like to know first is how it happened, when we had an extraordinary leverage a mere two weeks ago, when we handed over $30 billion.
What I'd like to know first is how it happened, when we had an extraordinary leverage a mere two weeks ago when we handed over $30 billion.
If you started spending the day that Jesus was born, and you spent $1 million every single day, you still wouldn't have spent $1 trillion.
I think the whole country is waiting to find out exactly how American families are going to receive assistance and how fast.
We believe -- Republicans -- that a stimulus bill must fix the main problem first, and that's housing. That's how all of this began. We think you ought to go right at housing first.
We believe, Republicans, that a stimulus bill must fix the main problem first, and that's housing. That's how all of this began. We think you ought to go right at housing first.
Well, given the deficit numbers, it really ought not to be a trillion-dollar spending bill. I think we can start by saying that.





