who has control of the time right now? Do I have the time? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time of the Senate is controlled by the Senator from Kentucky or his designee.

We are not going to walk away from anything, but we are going to do it right. Again, the argument that when you run a health care system which has 151 medical centers, has some 900 community-based outreach clinics, has 300,000 employees…

Reserving the right to object, Madam President, I thank Senator Rubio for his remarks, and I think many of us share the exact same concerns he has raised. When men and women put their lives on the line to defend our country, they are…

let me suggest to the Senator from Florida that we divide the remaining time, if he wishes to take a minute or two and I will take a minute or two; how is that?

let me reiterate. When I quoted the Washington Post and when I talked about politicalization, I wasn't suggesting the Senator from Florida was being political on the floor today. What I was suggesting about politicizing the VA is if we…

These students are faced with a gap of several thousand dollars.

Thank you, Senator Sanders.

Thank you all for coming, and I want to extend a special thanks to our panelists who have a whole lot to say on a very important issue.

Thank you for inviting Student Veterans of America (SVA) to submit our thoughts on 'Examining Access and Supports for Servicemembers and Veterans in Higher Education.'

Thank you all very much for your important testimony on a very important issue.

It is of the utmost importance that our warriors are able to work toward their education goals while actively serving and once they return from the battlefield.

I apologize to my friend from South Carolina. Mr. President, I want to talk about an issue that millions and millions of people all over this country are increasingly concerned about; that is, last week the FCC, the Federal Communications…

In your judgment, based on what you know, are people, quote-unquote, cooking the books? Is that, in fact, a problem within the health care system?

In your judgment, based on what you know, are people, quote-unquote, cooking the books? Is that, in fact, a problem within the health care system?

I take these allegations very seriously, as I know every Member of this Committee does.

This country has a moral obligation to provide the best quality care possible to those who have put their lives on the line to defend this Nation.

We need to get the facts and not rush to judgment.

The VA is a little bit different than other agencies because, while it obviously serves and represents all of the people in our country, it has a very special constituency, who are men and women who have put their lives on the line to…

When one closes down a nuclear power plant, it means lost jobs.

the plan that can finally be developed and go into impact can be something the States don't want and they really have nothing to say about it.

the legislation that I am offering would require licensees to consult with the host State and State and local governments within 50 miles of the plant.

I think a lot of people in Vermont felt pretty good when we learned that the nuclear power plant was going to be shut down.

I think Senator Boxer and I feel so strongly about this issue we are going to miss a vote.

Why should the taxpayers have to be the ones?

Will you join me in legislation that I am proposing to end the Price-Anderson legislation--repeal Price-Anderson legislation?