Our challenge is how do we get the VA to offer more services in the local communities?

We worked hard and worked for a long time to get that, and I want to thank you for moving forward with it.

Thank you for the work that you do and for your service.

I thank the Presiding Officer. If you think about it, it builds on the very foundation and very concept of how our country works. The United States is the laboratory of democracy. The States are the laboratories of democracy. Let's make…

Thank you, Madam President. Last night the majority party had an all-night session talking about energy, but there is no specific proposal coming forward. We are here ready to vote to do our job representing the American people and…

I ask the Chair for 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

This morning I spoke on the floor and I talked about energy. I talked about the need for a States first, all-of-the-above approach to a comprehensive energy plan that will not only produce more energy for our country but will get us to…

Mr. President, I ask for unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

You don't just go back to the agency and say, 'Hey, you tell us kind of how life is.' You go beyond that?

Well, we will have to get you up to North Dakota. Then we can show you hydraulic fracturing.

It is important that we do everything we can to make sure that you are able to operate as effectively as possible because I think the impact of your work is truly profound.