We look forward to hearing the testimony and working with him and others in the Department of Defense on making sure that we are allocating the funds we need.

Yesterday we had a very persuasive speech made in a joint session with President Netanyahu of Israel.

We thank you for your leadership, and for being prepared to move quickly when the time is right, to try to provide that kind of assistance.

If you've been watching television, we've had huge damage done to forests, businesses, and homes in our State of Mississippi because of the flooding of rivers and streams.

I appreciate the good work done by the USFS, not only in managing the Federal forest lands in our State, but the national impact that the work you do makes on our economy, and our recreational resources.

I am pleased to notice that it is recommended that nuclear energy continue to have a place in the national strategy.

One decision that has been made by the Department relates to the SPR. In our State of Mississippi, that program is dead in the water, as I understand it.

I am curious to know what the status is between the panel we have here and the assessment of the need to cooperate with State and local governments when they are confronted with natural disaster challenges, such as the Lower Mississippi…

I know that each chief has indicated they would like to have their service to be involved in Federal call-up, not only active duty military-type operations, but also in case of natural disasters.

I am particularly concerned that this elimination will affect the Institutional Development Award (IDeA), which has benefitted my home State of Mississippi.

They must always be ready, trained and equipped to help defend our homeland.

But without your leadership, I don't think it would have been possible for us to get the funding that is necessary to do what is being done in the research and treatment field of this very troubling, dangerous disease.

Our successes overseas and in response to natural disasters would not be possible without these dedicated men and women.

Well, I think the good news is, from what I understand the facts to be, that the protection system of levees and preparation that have been undertaken over the last several years have worked to protect against flooding from the main stem…

The Guard and Reserve components are an essential element to the success of our military forces.

The Coast Guard is really front and center right now on everybody's mind and on everybody's TV screen.

That's a very impressive report.

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Cochran pertaining to the submission of S. Res. 170 are located in today's Record under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')

I am pleased to submit a resolution today to honor the distinguished 39-year career of ADM Thad Allen, retired Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. Our Nation's first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, observed that ``a few…

I wonder whether or not you can give us some idea about when the construction, or reconstruction, of that center might be completed.

We appreciate your personal attention to that and the leadership that the Department is providing to get that back into operation as soon as possible.

I want to thank you for your continued support of Job Corps and the YouthBuild program within the fiscal year 2012 budget.

operating in such a manner has brutal effects on the readiness of our Nation's defense.

as ranking member of the Committee on Appropriations, I regret that the Senate must consider in mid-April an appropriations bill for a fiscal year that is already half over. It disturbs me that we have subjected the Federal Government to…

it is recommended that nuclear energy continue to have a place in the national strategy for energy independence.