David Vitter: “The Fed's current policy of extremely low, near-zero interest rates is certainly helping banks recover in certain ways.”

We need to get out of this cycle of slashing State funding and replacing it with tuition increases because that can't go on without limit. It really risks affordability.

Was not this practice, in fact, by the numbers part of the Wells culture by definition because it was so widespread for so long a period of time?

If the majority leader will yield for one moment, I want to thank the majority leader for his very kind words. Serving in the Senate for two terms has been the highest honor of my professional career. I have enjoyed it so much and have…

I thank the Senator from Louisiana for his very kind remarks. More importantly, I want to thank him for years of great partnership, great work on behalf of Louisiana. I know he will make an outstanding senior Senator. Thank you. I yield…