Sherrod Brown

I think you know the problem. I think you know my concerns and probably Senator Carper's.

I guess I share Senator Corker's views about hypocrisy.

What steps do you take in your individual responsibilities or should we take in Congress to ensure students are aware of the differences between these loans and Federal loans?

What can we do about it?

The passage of this legislation was important for seven million undergraduate students nationwide.

Without this extension, the average student would have faced an additional thousand dollars in student loan debt per subsidized Stafford loan.

It is clear more must be done to ensure future generations are not saddled with high levels of student loan debt.

It is not a shareholder democracy when a $10 million corporate buy effectively drowns out the $5 to $10 to $20 donation that represents real people with real concerns. The DISCLOSE Act would make CEOs do what political candidates do--what…

I think the real issue is too big to fail.

I guess I beg of you to figure out how we are going to restore the confidence of the American people in the financial markets.

I think it is very important to attack too big to fail.

It has been embarrassing to some, but it has also meant bigger and bigger profits and bigger and bigger bonuses.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:34 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at…

We hope to begin consideration of the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act tomorrow. ____________________

I would like to thank the Committee, the VA leadership, particularly Secretary Eric Shinseki; Mike Galloucis, Executive Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs; Chris Nowak, the…

It gives the VA the authority to award grants to the Fisher House Foundation for the construction of additional temporary lodging facilities.

If you have been to Walter Reed or visited a VA medical center back home, you know the critical role that that facility plays in helping troops and their families navigate the difficult and often painful road to recovery.

I have many Massachusetts families affected by that too.

I want to say thank you, Senator Burr, for working on Camp Lejeune.

Congress has provided an average of $400 million for farm bills in the rural development title. The bill we are considering includes no funding at all. My fiscally responsible amendment funds rural business development programs, a portion…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:03 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, June 14, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.

We continue to work on an agreement on amendments to the farm bill. We hope such an agreement can be reached. Votes are possible during tomorrow's session, and we will notify Senators when they are scheduled. ____________________

Because it is not your money. It is the taxpayers' money.

I would think you would do so based on that type of performance.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am bouncing back and forth between meetings, and I did catch it on TV.