John Ensign: “I call up amendment 4136. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows…”

I say hello to my good friend from Delaware. He made some very good comments. I want to follow up and talk about this debate we are having. The Senator from Tennessee, Senator Corker, talked about the need to forget about whether you are a…

We have to make such difficult--these are going to be painful--politically painful choices to make.

It is much easier to get re-elected when you are giving money away, basically.

This is a very important hearing today and I want to thank all of our witnesses who have taken the time out of their schedules to testify.