Dusty Johnson

Senator Reed is correct, I thank him for working with me on this matter and for his continued advocacy on behalf of veterans.

I thank the Senator from Vermont for his work on this important matter and for working with me to clarify the scope of this bill. I hope the Senator from Vermont continues to work on these issues with the agencies to ensure that this new…

Yes. The Committee makes this point clear in the Committee Report for S. 2244, and I thank the Senator again for his work on this issue.

I thank Senator Reed for his valuable contributions to the work of the Banking Committee. I also thank him for working with me on this matter and for his continued efforts to bolster our national security.

I rise in strong opposition to amendment No. 340. The amendment is another attempt to block Wall Street reform. This amendment would slow down rulemaking and invite Wall Street to bring lawsuits against their financial regulators. GAO…

I thank the Senator from Idaho for his question. The answer is yes--the definition of ``private flood insurance'' includes private flood insurance provided by a surplus lines insurer and is not intended to limit surplus lines eligibility…

I agree this legislation mandates penalties on a U.S. parent company if its foreign subsidiary has knowledge or should have had knowledge that the subsidiary was doing prohibited business with Iran, even if the U.S. parent company has no…

The bill would authorize the imposition of similar civil penalties on such U.S. parent companies.

Absolutely. Nothing in this bill changes the fact that decisions to use public or private service should be up to local providers. We firmly believe that the public versus private question should be decided on the basis of local needs, not…

Absolutely not. That section is intended to help public and private sector providers to better coordinate service and allow for more private investment in public transportation projects. Public providers of public transportation do our…

I agree that we must address the problem of foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies doing business in Iran not being penalized for it under U.S. law. I know that, as in the past, there will be opposition from some in the business community…

Pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive the point of order under section 303 of that act for H.R. 2055, and any amendments thereto and motions thereon.

We thank the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Finance, and agree that this unanimous consent agreement is designed only to apply to this nomination, and not to future nominees for this position.

But with due respect to General Caldwell, we have trained many people in Afghanistan.

Combating foreign corruption is a key U.S. foreign policy objective.

LIUNA supports the extraordinary work being done by both Chairwoman Boxer and Senator Kerry and this committee.

I believe in a low carbon future. We are making strides in South Dakota, and I am hopeful that we can improve this bill so that it moves us farther down the field in the right way.

An airport in Bookings, SD, is also affected by the state-determination mileage waiver. So I am pleased to hear from all of my fellow appropriators that EAS funding should continue uninterrupted to the affected airports.

I thank the gentleman. Section 1287 of the conference report to accompany H.R. 6 includes rulemaking authority for the Federal Trade Commission to adopt rules protecting the privacy of electric consumers in connection with their receipt of…

Would the gentleman from New Mexico yield to me for purposes of engaging in a colloquy?

Do I understand the ranking member of the Budget Committee correctly to say that what this budget proposes to do is to make room for a massive tax cut for those making over $1 million per year--not just millionaires but people who make $1…

I believe we need to return to that kind of budget discipline. Regrettably, the administration opposes that discipline. But I believe, given the massive size of today's budget deficit, we need to create that structure once again.

If I may continue, I am struck that it is one thing to slow down the train on noncontroversial legislation, but is this not the very legislation that our troops in uniform are relying on so they can continue to be equipped, continue to…

That is absolutely correct Senator Grassley, and we have advocated this position all along. Thank you from clarifying that issue with me. While forward contracts and marketing agreements can pose problems for the marketplace, they are…

This legislation does not prohibit forward contracts at all. There are some who suggest maybe we should, but we chose not to go down that road. So forward-contracting remains an option for both the producers and the livestock packers.