That makes sense with any injury, and since you spoke up, how do you think the VA can better partner with nongovernmental health care providers to help in that effort?

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. I know you are dealing with trying to get your life back on track.

Being from Massachusetts, we have... a statewide head injury program that we have implemented, for which we receive State funds.

Well, is there a national plan that is, in fact, being instituted or is it being left up to individual States to do this?

Wall Street's crisis became the Nation's crisis. Lost jobs in Toledo, foreclosed homes in Bedford Heights, frozen credit for small businesses in Lebanon, State budget shortfalls, and the list goes on and on. It can't happen again. We must…

I appreciate the words from the Senator from Vermont and his support of the Brown-Kaufman amendment and his work on real Wall Street reform. Two years ago, as we know, we were on the verge of another Great Depression. Wall Street had…

I can think of no one better to be in this position, to represent the interests of Massachusetts.

earlier today--the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day--on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, I test drove the energy-efficient, fuel cell-powered Chevy Cruze. Across Ohio, next-generation fuel-efficient vehicles are being built. GM recently…

Exactly. I say to Senator Kaufman, you made a point maybe 5 minutes ago that some of the smartest people in the country are working on Wall Street. There is a huge incentive for smart people to go to Wall Street and be creative and invent…

I just came earlier from the Agriculture Committee meeting where we passed legislation, bipartisanly, to regulate derivatives. It was a major step in financial reform. The discussion was vigorous, the discussion was not contentious, but…

when you look at Wall Street and you look at the relationship between far too many Senators and Wall Street, that is what got us into this mess. For the last 10 years the deregulation of the Bush administration, the people they appointed…

I thank Senator Kaufman. Some people think about this as a pretty big step, to decide we want to limit the size of banks. It is not something we like to do. We don't want to do more regulation than we have to. We don't want to tell…

If we do what Senator Kaufman said, if we do this right, it will take care of this problem so it does not happen in the next two or three generations, the way people in the 1930s did, or if we do not do it right, we are back at this in 5…

These capital markets which worked so well for many years are not working for local manufacturers, for small businesses today.

I want to believe what I just heard. I do. I believe the genuineness and the sincerity of the words from my colleague from Arizona. I also, though--and I agree with him there are things we need to fix in this bill. There always are. And we…

we were heading in the right direction in part because of Senator Graham's and Senator Schumer's--in large part because of their efforts, but still too slowly.

the RMB was valued at about 5.5 to the dollar. Then from 1995 to 2005, it was valued at about 8.28 without change.

that is one of two things: one heck of a coincidence or blatant currency manipulation.

I would just suggest that you do whatever you have to do to drop some of the fluff stuff and just focus on the real issues when people are hurting and they need help.

for too long the interests of the middle class have gone ignored--simply an afterthought in a financial system that has enabled a few Americans to help themselves, to accumulate immense wealth, while middle-class wages stagnated. Wherever…

the middle class is the backbone of our Nation. Middle-class families sustain our neighborhoods and our economy and support our public services such as our schools and police and fire departments and libraries. Over the last 2 weeks--last…

I appreciate the work Senator Warner is doing, along with Senator Hagan and Senator Udall. I came to the Senate 3rac{1}{2} years ago. I am personally not a lawyer, and I have, obviously, never sat as a judge, but I understand the custom…

I will stay as long as you have me, Madam Chairman. Thank you.

It also more importantly comes down to lives.

I am flabbergasted sometimes at the slow pace of government at a time when we need quick reaction and quick action.