Just to respond briefly here on the subject of missile defense, I know we are working with some en bloc amendments. We're comfortable with those amendments. There is some disagreement on missile defense, and I think at least a considerable…

The current rule of Don't Ask, Don't Tell says that if you are homosexual and you want to serve in the military, that's fine, but, if your behavior disrupts the mission, you can be discharged. The question then becomes, if we repeal Don't…

It's a treat to be able to rise and say the en bloc amendment is fine, just as most of what is in the bill is fine. Unfortunately, there is an amendment that's being offered which threatens to poison the entire package and to do great…

I'd just like to jump in if I could, gentleman. I'm detecting a certain level of skepticism on your part whether or not this government agency was really very effective in protecting us and in preventing a massive environmental mess. I…

So Obama's person in charge, Salazar, who is in charge of this thing, basically hired somebody out to basically do this oversight?

And if you step back a considerable distance and get way outside of Washington, D.C., one of the things that you can see if you look over a long period of time is that there's a big debate as to what the Federal Government should be…

As to my understanding, doesn't the law require that the President in a major environmental disaster like this--I've been told that the Federal law requires that the President take charge of the situation. Has he been down there basically…

I really wanted to inquire of you about some of these numbers that you just said, because I am not on the Budget Committee. And I was kind of shocked in a way. We haven't not had a budget since back in the 70s, and that was just since we…

Of all of the different complaints I heard about President Bush, the one that I think I heard the most was that he was spending too much money. I think the people didn't like the fact we were at war in Iraq very much, but I think…

The thing that has, I think, other Americans, and myself included, concerned about, is you keep going out into this uncharted territory where we are spending more and more and more money that we don't have, and America is banking on our…

Well, I very much appreciate the expertise that you bring from Wyoming. The idea of cutting spending here, that's got to be the closest thing to a swear word you can say in Washington, D.C., the idea of cutting spending. Yet I just heard…

Well, I very much appreciate the little history lesson and also the shot of inspiration that you have shared with us, the idea of the shining city on a hill. I think that there are a lot of people that can be quoted. I'm thinking of good…