There is also a responsibility to maximize assistance for homeowners and to minimize foreclosures.

I commend you for your time of service in uniform and the leadership that you provided.

I think it is interesting that the number that was mentioned by Senator Menendez was 20 percent.

Thank you for your great service to veterans.

What is in your budget that is going to assure these young men and women that 50 years from now, 40 years from now, they and their families are going to get the same kind of, not only support, but respect that they're getting today, which…

I think he has tried to be very conservative in the decisions he has made, given that he lacks the legitimacy of someone who has actually been Senate-confirmed.

In the immediate weeks, months, et cetera, action is called for, my view.

We have to be prepared to honor our commitment to care for these veterans.

I think you have been, Dr. Goodman, very critical of the, just the technical analysis FHFA has done.

I could not have said it any better myself.

We have some remarkable young men and women who have been grievously injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.

the pace of replacement of air- and land-based systems and sea-based systems is something that you're going to have to consider because of the budget.

It sort of reminds me of the United States in the 1950s and 1960s where we were, through NASA, through the National Science Foundation, spending, relative to the rest of the world, huge amounts of money.

The Secretary has also indicated recently his intention to raise the onshore royalty rate from 12.5 percent to 18.75 percent.

The initial feedback from the industry is positive in terms of the more expeditious permitting process.

It makes sense to basically help defray the cost of inspections and review to immediately rebound to the benefit of the drillers.

I do anticipate a second round.

My work-sharing legislation was recently signed into law.

We are going to push very hard to get more resources for weatherization.

He was a visionary then, a visionary in the Senate, and this would be a fitting tribute to his service.

I introduce the Project Rebuild Act today, and I thank Senators Durbin, Schumer, Leahy, Akaka, Sherrod Brown, Whitehouse, Merkley, Begich, Franken, and Blumenthal for joining me as original cosponsors of this bill. Rhode Island, like…

I think this is important for the Navy and for the Nation.

I write to express my strong support for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act (S. 1708).

I was proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation, along with Senator Kerry, Senator Whitehouse, and Senator Scott Brown.

My work-sharing legislation was recently signed into law. Many States are now awaiting guidance from the Department in order to implement work sharing or strengthen their existing program.