One of the reasons I have enjoyed being on this Subcommittee is to try to identify a lot of the things that are actually now being worked on by the Administration and by both parties to try to get more value out of our dollars.

I thank the Senator from Ohio for his kind words. I appreciate his support, his public support--he did not speak specifically on the Casey-Brown-Baucus amendment, I do not believe; I had to step out for a moment, but I know he has said…

I thought Senator Hatch said that the senior Senator from Ohio, then the junior Senator from Ohio. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The UC request is for the Senator from Utah, the junior Senator from Ohio, then the senior Senator from Ohio.

I rise to speak today as citizens of Lorain County, OH soon gather to honor one of their favorite sons, ADM Ernest Joseph King, an American hero, who served as commander in chief of the U.S. Fleet, and Chief of Naval Operations during…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded and to speak as if in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I was listening to the Senator from California describe how the American taxpayers pay for all kinds of public facilities from utilities to schools to water systems to energy production in other countries around the world, and according to…

We have had to rely on SBA, FEMA, and the Army Corps to get back on our feet.

It is common sense we do not properly budget for these types of disasters.

Yet they cannot apparently complete paperwork to get paid by the Federal Government. So, what does that tell me? It tells me that there is something wrong with the process of filing a claim with the Federal Government.

We need to take proper steps to budget better.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Trade

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hagan). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Neighbors and constituents in Massachusetts have lost their homes and businesses.

Last week, new trade figures were released. I know the Presiding Officer from North Carolina is very concerned about what has happened with these trade figures and what it means for jobs in her State and in my State. The trade deficit with…

DOD has suffered from significant financial system weaknesses, problems of bookkeeping, incomplete documentation, weak internal controls.

So, the Marine Corps should be commended for being first up.

One of the things I want to make sure that we do with Afghanistan when we pretty much pull out by the end of 2014 is that we leave behind a country that can feed itself, a country that can govern itself, and a country that can defend…

These new State voting laws are a result of an organized effort to limit voting rights.

This is a solution in search of a problem. It is not something we need to do.

We are seeing brazen attempts around the country to undermine it.

I understand the burdens of the costs and resources in ensuring the fundamental right to vote is exercised.

I appreciate the work that they do.

yesterday I was in Cincinnati, OH. Terralift has the largest Labor Day gathering in the United States of America by 15,000, 20,000, around Coney Island and just southeast of Cincinnati, not far from the Ohio River. They have a picnic every…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

We should enforce the trade rules that we have.