Jim Webb

Freedom House report for 2012 notes that China is trending down in terms of its political freedoms and civil liberties.

That would be correct to say.

I know when I was out there many, many years ago, the No. 1 export for a long time was scrap metal left over from all the battles in World War II.

So basically you come back and forth on a Micronesian passport in the same way as, say, we would do in Europe, but you can live----

So right now, in terms of volume of trade, most of the volume in actual commercial product is the United States going into Micronesia. Is that correct?

Do you know the level of our funding for these two programs as it goes to Mongolia?

But they could remain here permanently under the compact.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And Ambassador--congratulations. I wish you well in the new assignment, for which I know you are going to be confirmed.

We consistently speak about India as a democracy, and in political terms, one would think that is true.

Under the previous order, the Senate stands adjourned until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Thereupon, the Senate, at 11 and 32 seconds a.m., adjourned until Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at 11 a.m.

I am not a great fan of sanctions in general, and I believe if the circumstances require that they take place, that they should be clearly targeted.

OK. Similar concerns also revolve around the definitions in terms of the applicability of U.S. citizens and lawful resident aliens when we go to the words ``requirement does not extend.'' What about an option? These are the types of…

I am opposed to this legislation. I believe it is unnecessary.

I certainly don't think they are in any way disregarded.

S. 1303 has been carefully crafted over the past several months to incorporate a variety of views and priorities from local, state, federal, and national agencies, organizations, and stakeholders.

I appreciate the Subcommittee's attention to legislation I have introduced: the Fort Monroe National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2011 (S. 1303).

I cannot support final passage of the bill in its current form. I again emphasize my long-held belief taxes should not be raised on wages or ordinary income. This legislation if passed should be paid for by other means such as raising…

Sometimes when George Voinovich was here, and he and I served together first as Governors and as Senators for many years, we would, from time to time, hold round tables.

For me, this is kind of simple, but it is to make sure that people who use taxpayer dollars to get a better education, at the end of the day, that education is worth something to them and to our country.

What we cannot measure, we cannot manage.

We do not give up. I mean, when we get our teeth into something, we just do not give up.

There is a moral imperative here because we have been saying to people who have been willing to lay down their lives, if they have to, and if they are asked to, that when you come home, you are going to get a GI Bill that Jim Webb and…

These problems highlight a key flaw in our higher education system.

That is where Jim Webb, newly elected Senator, came in and that is why we passed the Post-9/11 GI Bill that he authored.

I think it is a change for the better.