Sherrod Brown

I like the idea. I think an individual's motivation to serve our veterans as a career leads to better serve contrasts sometimes to services provided by companies that are motivated by profits.

The cost savings are usually illusory and often the costs are significantly greater we learn from outsourcing.

Our main concern about the Department's outsourcing of more and more work. The quality of outsourced work is often subpar.

The fact that today I believe there are 30 community-based outpatient clinics, CBOCs, in Ohio speak to your commitment.

The disability rating system clearly needs substantial improvement.

We should, of course, never tolerate them, and I know your views about that, Secretary Shinseki.

It is a good budget. It shows a strong commitment to veterans.

Has the Sri Lankan Government has proven it deserves this funding considering the lack of effort to include the innocent Tamil population in a multicultural society following the civil war.

I thank you very much, Secretary Clinton, for your outstanding public service for so many years.

How does that manifest itself? If I am a Chinese worker that has come from the countryside, as many do, to work in an auto parts plant in Wuhan or Xi'an, how do I know that the U.S. Government really does care about that?

I follow on Senator Lautenberg's question on Libya.

What can the State Department do to help workers in China increase their capacity to organize and protect their rights?

At last year's hearing, you and I had an exchange about the role that trade unions played in the Arab Spring, especially in Tunisia and Egypt.

Key reforms have yet to be completed, particularly in the area of information-sharing which continues, I think, to put our Nation at risk for homegrown terrorism and insider threats.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:28 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at 9:30 a.m…

The first vote tomorrow will be at approximately noon on confirmation of the Jordan nomination. Additional votes in relation to amendments to the surface transportation bill are possible. ____________________

The appropriations come along with that force structure, because the fastest way I know to go hollow is to get force structure back without the resources to support them.

From what I'm hearing through the Council of Governors is that really there's just been lip service given to their very real and legitimate proposals.

I've said and it's been proven that we have--the Guard and Reserve units, you get a better value for the dollar.

I appreciate your taking the time to come to the office and address a lot of my questions.

I'm deeply concerned about the cuts in the Air National Guard and how it may affect the mission.

It's something that I know that the State has an interest in.

It doesn't make any sense.

As part of the President's strategic guidance, the Army plans to enhance its activities in the Asia-Pacific region.

In terms of modernization, is the network still the Army's top acquisition priority?