Until we reconnect that, until we re-induce the free market system which, by the way, guarantees, what, the lowest possible price and cost, the highest possible level of quality, the highest possible level of customer service, we're just…

Telemedicine offers great promise in closing the gap in services in remote areas and lowering healthcare costs.

I look forward to continuing this dialogue as the VA and IHS move forward, creating a meaningful partnership.

In the Senate appropriations bill for fiscal year 2012, we have included $800,000 as requested to support the establishment of your office.

When do you believe these will be worked out?

Is it true that the Native American saying that 'you better get sick through June or it is all over with' still holds true?

I believe it is important for both the VA and IHS to appear together routinely to update everyone on how a more collaborative partnership will enhance services for Native American vets.

It is important that the VA communicate with the tribes, and I appreciate the creation of the OTGR.

One major concern that I have has been outreach to educate vets on reservations as to what benefits they are entitled.

We need a lot of straightening out.

I think it's just absolutely critical that we move forward with this thing.

This truly is a bipartisan effort. I think that's a good thing.

I mean, I think it's extremely important. Again, I just want to underline how incredibly important this is to, just, economic development.

I am happy to join my three Senate colleagues from Wisconsin and Minnesota in cosponsoring this bill.

This is very important from a standpoint of economic growth.

I would never propose anything that would harm----

I thank the Senator. First of all, I thank the Senator for his leadership on this issue. I share your concern about the dysfunction of not only this body, our Budget Committee, but Washington in general. I mean, Washington is broken. We…

Well, obviously it makes more sense to actually use them to make us more competitive so that global capital actually flows to the United States to create jobs here. I am a long-term job producer. I certainly recognize it is the private…

I appreciate the kind words. My background is in accounting, and I have been in business for 34 years. I have produced budgets for people on time. I have had people produce budgets for me on time. I look at the process--or the lack of a…

First of all, I thank the Senator for his leadership. He has been talking loudly and clearly about the fact that we should not have recessed this week. I know President Obama tried to claim credit for that. It is because of the Senator's…

Well, the reason I ran is because we are bankrupting the Nation. I love America. We love America. When I watch what is happening, and when I saw how broken Washington was, when I saw them pass the health care law, from my standpoint that…

I would like to pick up on Senator Blunt's point about just how unserious this week has been. Just in comparison to business, about 5 years ago I bought a business out of bankruptcy. I watched those business owners over the course of 2 or…

First of all, I am happy to hear that our Democratic colleagues agree to allow us to come back next week and not go on a recess. It is important that we start work on the single greatest issue, the single most important issue facing this…

I thank the Senator from Florida for those comments, and I want to pick up on one point the Senator just made about class warfare. Certainly, as a job creator myself of 31, 32 years, I know an awful lot about entrepreneurs, and I have to…

I thank Senator Vitter for his leadership on this issue. It is the most important issue facing this Nation. I wish to thank my colleagues for joining me and for the leadership they have shown as well. With that, I yield the floor. The…