Barbara Mikulski

Young people are discouraged from coming forth because they don't think that there's going to be the money there to fund their project.

If we can find our path forward, Madam Chairwoman, to that kind of a stable support for medical research in the United States, it would make a huge difference.

I think we all do need a sense of urgency about how we can come to grips with this and accelerate what we're going to do.

This is an equal opportunity epidemic. It hits people at all income levels.

It is very special to me because my own very dear father died of the consequences of Alzheimer's, now 25 years ago.

We, the Democratic women have joined together to say, let's give the American women a raise so they can raise their families.

Should we mandate those councils?

We need to build on existing programs, like Head Start and the Child Care Development Block Grant program.

We need a real commitment.

I really do think we have to make use of existing programs and have them work together.

We need to make the highest and best use of what we have.

I'm not so sure we need new programs. I know this might surprise everybody, because I'm a good Democrat.

I think we've got to get a constitutional ruling on this as quickly as possible.

Do you feel that there's an urgency around that and we should review those original legislation, even as a starting point for negotiation?

Do you think Congress needs to pass legislation in this area?

I think the American people are entitled to knowing that, and I think the men and women who work at NSA need to know that.

I thank the Senator from Florida. It is wonderful for both me and Senator Shelby. Senator Nelson is an astronaut Senator. To hear an astronaut Senator say he thinks we are doing the job right means a lot. The Senate has been blessed by…

I see the Senator from Arizona is on the floor, and I would inquire of the Senator if at 12:30 he is planning to speak on the War Powers Act. Mr. McCAIN. I thank the chairwoman. I was awaiting the arrival of my colleague from Virginia, who…

I say to the Senator from Connecticut: I have been in the Senate for 25 years, and I have seen a lot of Senators try to put a lot of different drinks in those glasses, but I have never seen milk on the Senate floor. Is that permissible?

First, let me thank my colleague for his generous words about the work of this committee. What is on the Senator's desk? I am drinking water.

The Senator from Arkansas as well as his ranking member, the Senator from Missouri Mr. Blunt, has done a great job. Sometimes Congress gets the rap when we grow the deficit, but here in agriculture, the subcommittee grows good jobs and…

I also thank the Senator for what he and the Senator from Missouri did, what Mr. Blunt did, in terms of food safety. I believe when we did the continuing resolution we were--and also when we were shut down--food safety faced the need for…

Again I rise to compliment a subcommittee chairman. The Senator from Arkansas took over this committee for the first time this year, so he is a new chairman, but he was not new to the issues. I thank him for the work he did and the…

As the Senator's colleague and also someone who comes out of local government who knows the challenges local governments face, we have worked on this, again, on a bipartisan basis. I have spoken to Senator Stabenow and believe she is…

If I might respond to the very generous comments of the Senator from New Mexico about the work of the committee, I would also like to respond to his comments about PILT. The Senator from New Mexico has spoken very eloquently, as have other…