Can you assure me today that fundamental changes are being made at Cherry Point to address those violations?

Are you going to say, 'Whew, I made it through the hearing,' or are you going to go back and tell them that there are serious concerns?

Thank you, Senator Harkin, for holding this hearing.

I have been fighting hard for a Wall Street reform bill that protects my State's families, holds Wall Street accountable, and includes a guarantee that American taxpayers will never again have to pay to bail out Wall Street or to clean up…

In light of that, it is more important than ever that we make sure all of our programs are running as cost-effectively as possible.

the taxpayers have been harmed now, significantly, and our work force, our industrial base, and our capabilities.

I just wish to say that this is such an important bill. We had an amazing woman come and visit last week. Her name is Natalie, and she has two young children. She is living in Issaquah, in my home State of Washington. She has been through…

I come to the floor this morning to pay my respects to a most amazing man who the Senate Chamber has lost, Senator Robert C. Byrd. It certainly is a sad day for the Senate, for all the people of West Virginia who loved this man so much…

I rise to express my disappointment that we have gotten to this point on this very important piece of legislation that is before us, the tax extenders bill, the jobs package we have been trying to get passed. We have worked very hard to…

I am particularly concerned about heavy-handed marketing targeted at the homeless and our veterans, two populations I have long been an advocate for.

Thank you Chairman Harkin, Ranking Member Enzi, and members of the committee, for holding this hearing.

I believe it is absolutely critical that we invest our Federal education funding carefully and wisely.

Therefore, the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists joins with the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to urge this subcommittee to increase Federal funding to a minimum of $30…

I would also like to thank Senators Patty Murray and Dick Durbin for their ongoing championship of global health.

I rise today in support of S. 1237, the Homeless Veterans and Other Veterans Health Care Authorities Act of 2010. I just had the opportunity to meet with an amazing woman named Natalie and her two children who are actually here in…

as we close in now on 2 months since the deep water explosion that set off the gulf oilspill, the toll of this disaster is continuing to mount--from the oil-soaked pelicans we see on the front cover of each newspaper everyday, to the tar…

The fiscal year 2011 budget includes $250 million to improve access to care in rural areas.

I have another question for Secretary Gates, but I think all of us are watching this very closely...

But I just heard you say in your opening remarks that the President would veto any appropriations with the C-17 funding.

I am committed to giving our servicemembers every resource they need to bring a quick and decisive end to the Taliban and the other insurgent forces.

I think one of the major important initiatives of the Office of Rural Health is to really determine--to move that away from being case by case.

I am really concerned about the impact of that potential change on services like laboratory or dialysis providers.

So is this on a case-by-case basis or are there guidelines?

It is critical for veterans in these communities that we get these up and running as soon as possible.

I have heard stories of veterans, as I said in my opening remarks, traveling for hours for routine care, and I hear a lot about dental appointments, as well, for folks.