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Time. The usual calm and quiet conversation has led to a conclusion that now i can ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment in order to call up amendment 4039. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. The clerk will report the amendment. The clerk the senator from arizona mr. Mccain proposes amendment number 4039 to amendment 3896. The presiding officer without objection. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from virginia. Mr. Warner mr. President , i thank my friend, the senator from arizona, for working with us on this very importan...

Theres another extremely important point that the senator from virginia made, and that is that this rule which has been criticized by some is in direct response to a g. A. O. Report, a direct response to g. A. O. Criticizing h. U. D. For not doing a good job in carrying out this part of the 1968 fair housing act. That is so important. How many of us in this chamber have repeatedly looked to g. A. O. For advice on how we can improve how federal programs work . Well, look to g. A. O. , look to its 2010 report which was very critical of h. U. D. , and surely it is significant that when h. U. D. L...

The heads of the washington met met metropoliton authority were having a meeting and taking questions on plans to accelerate maintenance and projects over the next year. Welcome, everybody. Today we will discuss how the washington metro system is going to address the safety and reliability issues. The issue is important to all members because when we have people coming in we want to make sure when they come to see the nations capitol they should be able to move around the region safely and efficiently. The federal government has invested billions in the metro but it is not safe or reliable. Th...

Fast act provides a certainty and reforms necessary to improve our nations infrastructure and spur economic growth. The fast act was a significant bipartisan achievement showing once again the senate is back to work for the american people. This committees work, which accounted for more than half of the text of the bill, helped to enhance safety, increase transparency, reform regulatory structures and improve planning for free with reforms covering everything from railroads to cars to trucks to ports as well as research and technology, this legislation was a True Team Effort to reduce congesti...

Public policies that should reflect the definitive body of science that show significant positive Health Impacts that companion animals have on human health. The va says it doesnt have enough evidence to support Service Animals for veterans who have pts, we disrespectfully disagree and thats why we support hr4764. We believe there is significant Scientific Evidence to support the efficacy of service dogs for veterans who have pts. We funded the first systematic review on research of animal assisted gervention that was conducted at Purdue University dr. Fallonsal ma matter and it was published ...