They're creating huge problems for us. They threaten our security in very real ways.

They are threatening the security of our own troops in a whole host of ways.

I think any effort to connect that failure on the part of the Dutch to the fact that they have homosexuals... is totally off target.

I think the burden to maintain a discriminatory policy is on the people who maintain the policy, not on the people who want to end it.

Secretary Carter, the IMRT highlighted a concern about a lack of consistent Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) engagement across the contractor sites.

That is, as Senator LeMieux says, a painful bit of news that the taxpayers are not going to be particularly happy to hear.

We created a board, a Configuration Board it's called, to make sure that if there is a proposed change in a mission or in a requirement, it goes to the board for approval.

General Moore, General Fraser, head of the Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC), has been quoted as saying that he could be forced to delay the Air Force's IOC date by 2 years or more, based not on delayed aircraft deliveries, but based on…

Even under the last announced F-35 schedule, the Services were already anticipating sizeable force structure gaps.

It's better that we not sugar-coat it, however. It's better that we let them know, let the country know.

affordability is no longer embraced as a core pillar.

I am proud to present Mark Allan Goldsmith, a nominee who will serve our judiciary with integrity.

How long do you expect it will take to approve the plans? And how long will it take to inspect the facilities?

Well, that is my personal view, too, but I did not see it in your formulation.

There are, as I understand it, a number of current standards which are inconsistent with the House bill.

Will your experience in going and looking at those high-risk facilities give us some useful information, practical information to help us in the reauthorization issues?

The delta, the improvement in security, may not be worth the cost.

There are many specific situations where it may not be worth the cost.

When the Senate considers authorization of President Obama's Small Business Lending Fund, I hope we can take some of these funds and direct them toward programs, like the one we have in Michigan that would address these collateral…

We have done a lot for the big banks, but the lifeblood of our local communities are these small banks, community banks.

I strongly support... programs like the one we have in Michigan to address collateral depreciation issues.

Your bill addresses the problem in a very important way, and I am pleased to cosponsor your bill, which I believe is S. 1822.

We have a small business loan program. It is a loan guarantee program. It is very valuable.

The percentage of the reduction in the number of loans going to small businesses is dramatic.

If we do not act, and quickly, to help restore employment, the 'green shoots' for which we have so much hope will not blossom.