This is our first hearing under my chairmanship of the Subcommittee.

I appreciate Senator Tester being here, who also joined us at the same time.

I would suggest putting everybody in a room and have them then take a file and go from 'A' to 'Z' within the confines of that room and just solving a problem and banging out that workload.

Indeed, it is certainly important, but what I found and I think everybody who is here in Congress has found that the lack of personal attention to soldiers' claims is the driving force.

Thank you for holding the hearing and obviously congratulations to both of you.

I came to the floor for the same reason Senator Coons did. I appreciate the comments of the Senator from Delaware in the beginning of his first term in office. He obviously understands the importance of worker rights and the importance of…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 5; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed…

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 6:22 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at 10 a.m…

Senators should expect two rollcall votes at approximately 12 noon in relation to 1099 repeal. We are working to reach an agreement on the small business bill. Senators will be notified when additional votes are scheduled…

today I pay tribute to the life and military service of Navy LT Miroslav ``Steve'' Zilberman, who died 1 year ago today, while serving his adopted country with distinction and representing his family with honor as a devoted son, husband…

I am hopeful that you will look at every aspect of the Administration's budget and eliminate any duplication, streamline, consolidate, and really weed out every last dollar.

Disasters do not stop at State borders.

I applaud you for holding this hearing on motorcoach safety today.

What is the status of the Terrorist Expatriation Act that you and I and Senator Collins and others filed?

I think that is going to bring a lot of cost savings that I think opponents to the healthcare bill have not recognized.

We are all Americans first, and when we tackle a problem together, we usually prevail.

I would encourage our citizens, if they feel compelled and moved, to contact those entities to do just that.

None of that was scored as we know, the work that Senator Mikulski did and Senator Harkin and others.

I appreciate Senator Pryor's concern about children's GME. I also am concerned.

We do so because it's the right thing to do. And we do so because people like the Betts' have made it the easy thing to do.

I look forward to future collaboration with the Committee and our colleagues in the Senate to pass this bill into law and to finally improve motorcoach safety in our Nation.

They have asked their government to pass a law that can save lives and keep our roads more secure.

A low birth weight baby in the first year of life costs on the average $51,000, putting aside the human cost to the child, to the baby, the family, and everyone else.

These tragic, yet seemingly preventable fatalities have devastated families and communities

However, before this occurred, earlier in the year, the OIG found that in 2009 and 2010 the embassy in Sana'a was, in fact, critically understaffed.