This Committee has tried to do its part in connection with the housing crisis.

I think that is an insulting comment. Mr. Breuer obviously lacks comprehension of the enormous obstacles facing whistleblowers.

Frankly, as far as I am concerned, those who would do that, you should be cracking down on them every way you can, both civilly and I believe in some instances criminally.

The importance of our Navy and to our ability to project power, particularly with the pivot to the Asia Pacific region, cannot be overstated.

I appreciate what you said during your testimony. I know we could never have supported two simultaneous wars without men like you.

I think we should have our air control alert locations, and the Air National Guard explosive ordinance disposal...

I opposed it because I didn't think it was the right decision for our national security.

I can assure you, as long as I'm the co-chair of the National Guard Caucus, you're not going to be ignored, none of you will.

I'm concerned that the combatant commanders have testified repeatedly about the increasing importance of the maritime domain and their areas of responsibility.

I worry that they're not listening to some of the concerns of the Governors.

I don't see the threat going down. I think we should have our air control alert locations...

I'm concerned that the budget projects only 285 ships by fiscal year 2017 when every study I've seen... have said that we need a minimum of between 300 and 315 ships.

Do you think the Air Force considered the State and local impact of getting rid of our Air Guard bomb squads...

The Senate is considering a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize critical infrastructure investments and that will protect an estimated 1.8 million jobs if enacted before the end of this month. Unfortunately, in order to move forward on…

The CDBG Program is one of the most effective Federal programs to revitalize communities with proven results.

I want to thank you and your whole Department for all of the help and support you have provided to the State of Vermont in the wake of Hurricane Irene's devastation last August.

I am proud to join Senator Kohl and have long supported the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act, NOPEC. We were able to pass this NOPEC bill as a response to the OPEC oil cartel by a vote of 70 to 23 a few years ago. The Senate…

These cuts have left State CDBG programs oversubscribed.

I'm especially grateful that we were able to get the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) the additional Emergency Relief (ER) funding that the States need.

This picks up right where the Non-Detention Act of 1971 leaves off.

So the time is really now to end the legal ambiguity and state clearly once and for all that the AUMF or other authorities do not authorize such indefinite detention of Americans in America.

Secretary Salazar is a rock star in Vermont. People still talk about his visit up there.

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Conservation in this area is essential.

This is not unlike the resolution I introduced in 2006 to clarify that the Authorization for the Use of Military Force adopted after 9/11 did not authorize warrantless domestic surveillance.