I just wanted to ask consent to have entered into the record three letters.

This is not a union bailout--in fact, it is not even a bailout.

That's a stunning statement, after some of the things we've been listening to this week, that somehow--I think there was one publication that referred to these as, 'gold-plated.' That's actually below the poverty level for a family of two; a little more than $14,000.

With respect to the Central States Fund, which will benefit under my bill, the average annual benefit is just over $13,000.

We appreciate Senator Casey's leadership in calling attention to the situation facing some multiemployer plans.

This bill is about jobs--maintaining jobs and creating jobs!

That's a good example of what we're talking about.

IAVA supports this bill that aims to improve training for VA employees and contractors in the use of low-level radiation therapies.

I think, in a way, that it's unprecedented, when you think about what the Congress can do, what the administration can do, and what our international friends can do.

We're here, I think, because we're summoned by our conscience, first of all. And we're concerned about security.

The bill would make long-range agricultural productivity and rural development a top development priority.