George Voinovich: “I withdraw the request for the 10 minutes until the ranking member has an opportunity to review the amendment, and we…”

I rise today to say farewell to the Senate after 12 years. I would like to take time to convey my heartfelt thanks to all of those who have helped me during my time in the Senate and to reflect briefly on the work we were able to get done…

I think it is an area ripe for some oversight hearings and legislation.

We still believe that identifying long-term funding for all of the reform efforts would help, especially as the money becomes tighter and congressional decisionmakers such as yourself have to prioritize.

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