Bob Casey

Long term care will be an important part of this debate.

And I appreciate this opportunity for us to examine, with these experts, the national security challenge that we face with regard to Iran, and also to explore the options.

I appreciate you calling this hearing, and appreciate the presence of the new ranking member, Senator Martinez.

We will make sure even if we're not here for the whole hearing that we review, and try to incorporate the testimony in our work.

I know how worried people are. I have some sense of the anxiety that they feel, and this issue is critically important.

We have an obligation in the Congress, in both parties, to do everything we can to provide some peace of mind that comes with retirement security.

The most urgent humanitarian need right now in the near term, in the next, literally the next couple of months?

I guess one area of questioning I wanted to get into was the question of what can we expect in terms of credible negotiations leading to a political settlement.

There must be arrangements made for the International Community to assist people.

We may get back to more of these questions with regard to the camps.

You said that access is restricted. I want to ask you if you can describe if there is a total prohibition on any humanitarian aid coming in, or is it limited, or is it ad hoc depending on what time period you are talking about?

The American Embassy in Colombo is deeply concerned about these attacks on journalists and has often acted in their interest.

I think if he wanted these incidents to stop, he could make them stop tomorrow.

What the government is doing right now could eventually fuel further support of the antigovernment forces rather than help reconciliation

First of all, stop dropping rockets and shells on the heads of the Tamils, the very Tamils that it is claiming to be liberating

If you don't take any action, if there is no accountability, it sends a totally opposite message, which is that you may operate with impunity.

That can be documented, that aid is getting through?

I think in a broad sense we are at a point now where we are getting close to the point at which we will vote on the bill itself--the recovery bill--the Recovery and Reinvestment Act. We have heard a lot of debate and discussion about parts…

President Obama signed into law the Children's Health Insurance Bill. Great achievement.

Senator Mikulski led the way to pass a Lilly Ledbetter Act, a tremendous achievement for those who are victims of discrimination.

You've been so good to bring us together. You've labored in this vineyard a long time.

I believe all three are essential: Timely, meaning we cannot sit on this for too long; we have to act. I think that is essential; targeted, in the sense we cannot have broad spending. We have to make sure we target the dollars to…

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