We urge the Surface Transportation Board to closely monitor this situation and work with the railroads to find a timely solution to the rail service deficiencies currently plaguing the U.S. transportation system.

the efforts of Senator Portman and Senator Levin, who are co-chairs of the Auto Caucus, to raise this issue

We ought to use those forums and resolve these issues.

What the Europeans do, as Senator Isakson said well, is they do these agreements, including one with Canada recently, where they impose their view on these GIs, which we have been fighting for years, as you know.

I stood with Korean Minister Kim, and there was a big bipartisan group from Congress here, including Senator Carper, by the way, who is still here on the committee.

We will continue to push our broader Federal Permitting Improvement act.

This is a distinguished patriot who is willing to step forward for his country.

I hope that you will see fit to send his nomination to the floor with a strong vote and we can commence his leadership at a VA that needs it badly.

We have got an opportunity in this leader to be able to help turn this around.

He does understand the problem. He has been in the military.

I think we need better information to be able to explain this more in terms of the impacts, the negative impacts, to our constituents.