George Voinovich: “Does their performance have anything to do with their pay?”

I am grateful to Senator Akaka for calling this hearing.

the current structure falls short in comparison to a model that provides additional accountability and reasonably insulates the organization from political interference

I also bring to my colleagues' attention a July 14, 2010, letter to Senators Levin, Kerry, McCain, and Lugar, from former commanders of the Strategic Air Command and U.S. Strategic Command. Again, I hope my colleagues will read that…

I rise today to express my opposition to the moratorium on earmarks that has been proposed by many of my colleagues. We have done a lot of crusading around here against these so-called earmarks, or congressionally directed spending items…