I thank my good friend from New Jersey for that question. The surest way to prevent acts of terror is to make sure acts of terror are never funded. That takes an international banking sophistication and an understanding of every potential…

I am not going to be pulled off target on the Choice Program.

if there is anything that we can do on this Committee or anything I can personally do to assist you in carrying out that mission, I hope that you pick up the phone and call me personally.

This is a sacred duty that we have to make sure that our veterans are treated appropriately.

the great tragedy is that an incentive program that was built to improve the quality of care actually led, in my opinion, to fraud because all of a sudden there was a monetary reward which you could get if you lied.

we rise today to talk about an issue we started talking about a year ago; that is, the oil export ban. What we were going to do is not only educate the public about this 40-year-old ban but also educate those colleagues in our caucus who…

I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my great friend, Senator Heinrich of New Mexico. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I know that we are up against the clock, and I promised my friend from the South that I would, in fact, conclude, but I saw someone I worked very closely with on this issue come onto the floor. I extend my great appreciation for the hours…

Well, it wasn't that long ago that North Dakota became the second largest oil-producing State in the country. We are challenged in North Dakota because we don't have the mature infrastructure of Texas and the basin. We are challenged with…

Let us get this done. Let us get the review done.

It just kind of boggles my mind that, from somebody who used to run a State agency and when the State auditor gave me a recommendation, man, we turned Heaven and Earth to get it done.

I think that is really a step in the right direction, so I want to applaud the effort of Homeland Security in stepping up and actually being responsive.