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It is time for us to insist that we are accountable for the money that we are spending.

The American people expect us to do what they are doing. It's tightening the belt, it's learning how to do more with less. That's a reality today, and we've got to do that in order to get the private sector growing.

We know that appropriators will fight these cutbacks. Byt by eliminating earmarks, we can stop the horse trading that grows agency budgets.

Too often in Washington, opposing sides don't speak to one another. The best way to find solutions and common ground is to build personal relationships based on trust. No one in Washington understands this better than Joe Biden.His list of accomplishments is impressive, but most impressive to me is his ability to build bridges, bring people together and get things done.

[2011, on the Osama Bin Laden killing] Justice has been done. The man with the blood of more than 3,000 (people) on his hands, the man who forced us to begin to think the unthinkable - is now dead.... While this is no doubt a major event in our battle against terrorism, we will not relent in our fight against terror and our efforts to keep America safe and secure.