Kit Bond

the Department remains a troubled agency plagued by a morass of program and management problems

I applaud you and EPA for your commitment to this responsibility.

the tremendous challenge that our Nation faces is our failure to educate enough mathematicians, scientists, and engineers

With respect to the waiting lists, some advocates have said that we need more staff for the VA.

The rules become effective April 14th. They require CAFOs have to develop nutrient management plans.

I believe we have gone far enough down that line. Now back to work.

I think what we came up with should be workable, we want to work with you to find out whether it is.

We appreciate your willingness to work on these legislative proposals.

Native American technical assistance.

If you need more resources let us know, because we want to make sure that that 60-mile-an-hour car is going in the right direction.

Two years does seem a bit long.

I have been very much concerned, as Senator Mikulski is, about the staffing of NASA and making sure that we have the right people.

We need to do something more than just continue.

You knew what the appropriations bill was going to be because you saw the bills.

I think is really being successful and is, in fact, fulfilling the promise of what it was intended to do.

The bottom line is, will the 30 banks that came up sucking wind last time be able to be funded?

I think it's highly important that we continue that stimulus through the education programs.

I am very disappointed the administration zeroed out this program and instead added a new earmark of $3 million for Teach for America.

Thank you, Senator Shelby.

I think it is important to steer that path very carefully, and I certainly endorse wholeheartedly the President's initiative.

As my colleague from Maryland indicated, we obviously want to work with you. These are uncharted territories.

Let me reflect upon a comment or recommendation made by the CBO, which suggested that when you look at the priorities...

We want the air cleaned up and we do not want the economy killed, and if we can move forward on both of them.

I believe they are coming because of the failure in public policy.

The New Markets Tax Credit program, as I said, covers 32 percent of the U.S. population.