Kay Hagan

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Budget Listening Tour

I believe it is a problem that we do need to separate from the longer-term fiscal imbalance that we are attempting to address.

What can be done in the short term to boost demand, help get our citizens back to work?

I actually have a bill on that, and I was not using you as a prop, either.

I cannot tell you how alarmed I was on Friday of this past week when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the employment report and there are over 430,000 people unemployed in my State now that are looking for work.

I rise today to report to the Senate on the completion of my North Carolina Budget Listening Tour. While people in this town were mired in political gamesmanship that seems to be pushing parties further apart, I wanted to hear directly…

Senator Hagan, a wide body of research indicates that indeed, there is a need for increased financial literacy for Americans in all areas of personal finance.

Senator Hagan was here--15 companies with 3,700 employees.

And how about the threat of sending those offshore?

And how will the industry come together to make these decisions?

As we look at ways to reform our housing finance system, it will be critical to understand the issues faced by small financial institutions and the communities that they serve.

This appears to be similar to what is being proposed in the Qualified Residential Mortgage proposed rule.

I am pleased to reintroduce a very important piece of legislation to accelerate job growth across America, the American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act, also known as the AMERICA Works…

So what is your recommendation on how to address that?

I've been hearing that a lot, too, with rising gas prices, that the volunteers can't afford it.

I really appreciate you holding this hearing today.

I think particularly in rural communities, that is a solution to look for as we move forward.

I ask unanimous consent that the period for morning business be extended until 6 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I, too, come to the floor in support of the amendment by Senator Tester and Senator Corker from Tennessee. Let me tell you, I threw myself into these negotiations many weeks ago when I saw the great bipartisan work of my colleagues from…

Thank you, madame chairman and your Ranking Member Risch, I really do appreciate you inviting me here today to join this Subcommittee to discuss the need to secure a stable supply of rare Earth and other critical materials.

The Navy of continuing to mischaracterize a 2009 report by the National Academy of the Sciences' National Research Council.

A veteran can easily exhaust their benefits pursuing a degree at a for-profit institution.

I think we need to be careful about bureaucracy and about how schools will get around the rules.

If you think it is going to be possible to create the bipartisan support necessary to regulate this institution, you have got to show me where the bipartisan support exists.

I agree with you totally. In North Carolina we have 58 community colleges, most of them within a 30-minute drive of any place.