I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Student Loan Debt

We have legal and moral obligations to clean that waste up.

I will take that as a 'yes.'

I hope that we can work together on this.

I hope that you will work with me and these web-based entities to ensure that there is better technology integration in this area.

I think decisions like that should be dealt with by Congress, where there is a lot of input from across the country...

should follow a rigorous and transparent process, using reliable data, so that regulators and the marketplace can be armed with the best information possible.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Public Service Recognition Week Honoring Heidi King, Chuck Bolen, and Brian Stout

Alan has an outstanding 33-year career as a public servant.

this week we celebrate Public Service Recognition Week to honor public servants at all levels of government for their admirable patriotism and contributions to our country. We often forget that these public servants at all levels of…

I have known Alan for many, many years.

I completely concur that we have to have a permanent funding source.

I would note for the record that Virginia was still ranked number one for business when a certain Governor was there.

If it finished and we hooked up--Frank Wolf is no longer there, so we could probably hook up with I-66.

Smaller States do not have the capacity right now to figure out how to do these P3s.

If you do not have that expertise to go toe-to-toe with Wall Street, you get snookered at times.

It makes me even madder at myself that I was not screaming and yelling earlier.

That makes no sense at all.

You have to have dollars to leverage, and private dollars have to be paid back.

You need long-term capital, the assuredness that comes with 25- to 35-year money.

The only thing is that the Federal Government can raise the revenue, which the private sector cannot do and will not do and would not do and should not do.

I will not take it personally that so many of my Republican colleagues showed up for my statement and none of the Democrats showed up.

you can count on this Senator to work with you in any way possible to make sure we get a better system in place.

But think: it is easier to get a job at a McDonald's in terms of a security background check than receiving a TWIC card.

This tragedy was obviously deeply felt and still is of enormous interest in Norfolk and Hampton Roads.