Jack Reed

Yes, unfortunately, the General Accounting Office report confirmed that a pause in production for safety reasons could happen again and would have a critical and devastating impact on the ability to vaccinate children and adults. That is…

I thank my colleagues for providing this level of funding, and I look forward to working with them to ensure that our Nation's airports can successfully meet their security needs.

There are 6,000 transit systems throughout the United States in every State in the Union. All of them need additional resources to improve their security. We know they are targets. Worldwide, there already have been 195 attacks against…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for scheduling this hearing, and I want to thank Mr. Brickell.

Let me tell you this: The original moratorium said: The Secretaries of Energy and Defense may not initiate research and development leading to the production of a low-yield nuclear weapon. We have replaced the term ``research and…

With all due respect, if I may have a moment, I think the world is pretty clear as to what is taking place. Your amendment strikes the ban. We used to have a prohibition against low-yield nuclear weapons development. Your amendment strikes…

The staffs have been collaborating all day. They have reached an agreement. The modifications make it clear that goals will be established with respect to the National Missile Defense Program. The modifications are acceptable to the…

Let me say, if I may, again, we are united in the notion of allowing the research in these first three phases. We choose a different way to control government access in the succeeding phases. But the effect, I hope, at the end of the…

Essentially, the functional difference between my amendment and your second degree is, at this point, under my amendment the administration would have to come and lift the prohibition; under your amendment, they would have to come and get…

I think I understand your second degree, but if I could, just for a moment--my amendment authorizes research activities in phases 1, 2, and 2-A, and 6.1, 6.2, and 6.2-A, and then prohibits the following phases. Your amendment would…

Secretary Mel Martinez should be commended for his effort to streamline the homebuying process.

I think that would have to go, not just in your disclosure form, but in your advertising.

We have to go back to the first point, which is accurate transparent disclosure of the fees.

The perception of most people looking for a loan, when they go to a broker, is that the broker is working to get the best deal for them.

We all agree that the disclosure now is inadequate and we have to do something.

A third way to get at, maybe not directly this problem, but to respond to some of the discussions.

The current system does not provide that transparency.

Secretary Martinez should be commended for his efforts and leadership to streamline the homebuying process.

I think if you are, as you are, quite sincerely proposing that this Rule go forward and it be enforced, then we also have the responsibility to request the resources and the authority and the personnel to enforce it.

Well, one of the problems, Mr. Secretary, in trying to understand all the ramifications of the Rule, is that the damages are limited, I believe.

One of the other concerns that we have heard, particularly from realtors, is that they often have relationships with service providers, whom they know to have high quality and very responsive, et cetera.

There is another issue here and that is, even with all these innovations, the question is what happens if the individual borrower discovers that they have been misled or that the terms of the package have not been complied with?

The Rule that you are proposing would rectify this.

There has been some concern that large companies will have an advantage in offering these GMP's.

The Rule is not perfect, far from perfect, but at least we are talking about a rule today.