Thank you, Madam Chairman.

Well, thank you both very much. Thank you for testifying here today and for all of the good work that you do for all of us here in the Capitol area and also for the taxpayers of this country.

How are you determining when to acquire a book and when to acquire it electronically?

What about when they talk about the credibility, you documenting the contingency levels you establish...

Thank you, Madam Chairman. I want to thank all of you for being here.

Mr. Ayers, thanks for being here, and we look forward to working with you on your budget, to do the best job we possibly can with the resources we have.

So at this point, you do intend to deacidify the books and manuscripts, but you intend to combine that with use of technology and some of the digital imagery?

But I think there has been some pushback from architects on this issue, and I am trying to better understand that.

Are you going to have to make changes to your program based on what is going on?

Sure. Your increase for fiscal year 2014 is 12 percent higher than fiscal year 2014 enacted.

I agree that is the right strategy, very strongly.

How many full-time equivalents do you have now?

We are being held hostage by foreign oil.

I thank the esteemed Senator from Wyoming for leading this colloquy. Our effort here is to address in real terms the problem--the legislation we have on the floor right now is the unemployment insurance bill--to truly address the problem…

With due deference to the good Senator, I understand his desire to make sure people who are unemployed receive assistance. I think he truly is a champion in that effort. I appreciate the opportunity to work with him in a bipartisan way…

The proposed legislation would, among other things, expand background check requirements for all adults residing in prospective foster care homes.

I rise to offer an amendment to the unemployment insurance legislation we are currently considering. While we all want to help those who are unemployed, the real solution is to get them a job, is to create a growing economy and more jobs…

This legislation is about making sure foster homes are safe, not only on our reservations in North Dakota, but across the Country.

This brings me to the proposed Native American Child Safety Act currently introduced by Senators Hoeven and Tester and co-sponsored by Senators Barrasso and Heitkamp.

I would like to thank you for holding this hearing.

I come to the Senate floor today to address the legislation that we are considering, legislation that will provide economic and diplomatic sanctions to deter Russian aggression and also provide financial assistance in the form of a loan…

the only way that CCS is going to be developed is if it becomes commercially viable, so we have got to get it to that point.

I wish to take a moment to commend the Senator from Minnesota on her remarks. She expressed what we feel very strongly in this body. I wish to express both my agreement with her comments as well as the importance of moving this…

it is not a rule that is achievable in terms of meeting the CO2 emission requirements with a natural gas equivalency as you have proposed it.

If we are going to do what you just described, this needs significant involvement and input from the agricultural community.