"we did pass permanent Livestock Disaster Assistance as part of our farm bill"
"I actually am optimistic, listening to the concerns about closing offshore loopholes."
"Thank you very much, Madam Chair, for this very important hearing and bringing the voices of real people."
"I am actually very proud of the collective work that we have done to focus on waste, fraud, and abuse."
"We are the only ones debating whether or not somebody should make a profit off of something that is important to everybody."
"We need to give children a better start in the beginning."
"The goal has to be that student interest rates should not increase costs for students short term or long term."
"Nobody else in the world has that debate but us right now."
"The strength of our country has been our ability to out-educate and out-innovate the competition."
"we do not want to tax students with more debt in order to go to deficit reduction as a country."
"We wish to thank Senator Debbie Stabenow and Senator Jack Reed for their tireless leadership in this critical legislation."
"Thank you for recognizing all four colleagues who are leaving, and the extraordinary efforts of Senator Conrad, Senator Bingaman, Senator Snowe, and Senator Kyl."