This is all the cost of war. This is paying for the cold war when we made these weapons.

It was disappointing to see the level of charter school funding flat.

And let me begin by thanking you for your extraordinary leadership all these years on this committee.

We should figure out how to get our troops over there, how to get our troops back, and then how to pay for the tail that goes long into next generations.

The spent fuel standard would ensure the surplus plutonium can never be stolen or recovered and converted to nuclear weapons use by anyone at any time.

I am a strong supporter of high-performing public schools.

It is a proven model. So I am going to be pressing this budget to spend our money where it works, and stop spending money where it doesn't.

I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in room…

I'm pleased to chair the first oversight hearing that this committee has had in quite some time on this important subject.

Would the Senator yield for a question? Is that an order? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator yield for a question?

One size does not fit all.

I believe that we must take, very seriously, these issues and develop appropriate responses to these threats.

I think we are prepared to have several unanimous consent requests regarding the issue of how to care for veterans in our country. I first want to begin by thanking Senator Sanders for his extraordinary leadership on the issue of caring…

I understand that the House of Representatives passed this bill, H.R. 3521--and I will get the exact vote in a minute--with a vote of 346 to 1. They passed this bill, H.R. 3521, with a vote of 346 to 1, that has no offset. Does the Senator…

Senator Manchin and Senator Franken have been particularly focused on this issue.

that is very good to know that Senator Coburn is objecting--or not objecting--to an offset that is not a real offset. The reason there is some objection from our side, and I think from Senator Sanders as well, is because the Vitter offset…

I appreciate your comments about the all-of-the-above strategy and your focus on the future of natural gas.

I regret having missed the April 7, 2014 vote on passage of H.R. 3979, as amended, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014. Had I been present, I would have voted for the passage of the Emergency Unemployment…

don't you think that might be a little difficult under the present circumstances?

It is vital, then, that we ensure that permitting and approval for these export facilities is not held up by unneeded bureaucracy.

Thank you very much.

I think we need something like $500 million to continue the work.

I cannot find the word 'family' in, on any one of these pages.

the basis of society is family. Children belong in families. Families belong together.

I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., in…