I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Ms. Ayotte pertaining to the introduction of S. 944 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

they're anxious to bring jobs and manufacturing plans and revenue back to this country, but they have a 35-percent corporate tax rate that does not make them competitive

I think there's a huge opportunity to streamline our regulations, to look at the cost of adhering to the regulations and the intended benefit of the regulation.

the regulations that they see that are passed by our government really make it difficult whether you want to start your own business, whether you want to expand, whether you're involved in a particular trade.

I hope that we take that to heart here, and a lot of times cutting through the red tape to make it easier for us to--the private sector to thrive.

If there were such a thing as a dirt index—and I believe there should be.

this week, I heard from a number of large companies who argue on the tax code that we're not competitive

We certainly don't want a security program in place that gives the appearance of making us more secure, but in reality does not.

It is deeply troubling that the GAO investigators were able to access secure facilities at U.S. ports during covert tests by presenting counterfeit or fraudulent TWIC cards.

I hope that, to the extent we can, we do move to a universal screening process for those that are in the same category.

I wanted to ask, as I understand it--and whoever's most appropriate to answer this question--that part of the screening process would be to match it up against the terrorist watch list.

I rise today to highlight the Veteran's Health Equity Act, a bill I am introducing with my colleague from the Granite State, Senator Jeanne Shaheen. I am pleased to support this bipartisan legislation that addresses an issue of importance…