U.S. State Attorneys General

Fiscal uncertainty and lack of a demand signal that drove us to this poor supply availability makes it difficult to optimize our processes.

The industrial base plays an important role in research and development as well as design, production, delivery, and maintenance of weapon systems

I congratulate you for your efforts. Because I know this is such a needed area not just of course for our military but across the country, we have a need for hundreds of thousands of people with STEM backgrounds.

I am just thankful that you continue to emphasize those aspects.

I feel as though, with the sequester and with the budget caps, et cetera, that we are just doing a lot of catch-up.

I would caution that we have to be aware of a potential self-fulfilling prophecy.

While the Air Force continues to face a challenging fiscal environment, it is my hope that key decision makers keep in mind the tremendous capabilities and flexibility that this system provides.

I have been an advocate of this system and have discussed the importance of this program with past and present Air Force and National Guard Bureau leadership.

If the Marine Corps are authorized to increase its end strength numbers, what steps will you take to ensure that the quality of marines recruited and the training they receive will maintain the Marine Corps standard when you grow the force…

What is the Army doing to mentor junior officers and enlisted personnel from these and other diverse groups to ensure that they have the opportunity and guidance to someday become senior leaders in the Army?

General Wilson, you testified to the importance of refueling tanker capabilities to support the global reach of Air Force missions.

It's pretty hard to enable our people to do the jobs that they signed up for if we continue to rely on short-term CRs and we do not get rid of sequester, because those all impact readiness and modernization, all of those connected areas.

When parents have a choice, I truly believe every kid has a chance, and that's what this hearing is about.

I'm a strong supporter of school choice, but not the school privatization proposed by my Republican colleagues.

We will never turn our backs on the millions of students who attend our nation's public schools, but we also want to ensure parents have the opportunity to choose the best school for their children.

I remain optimistic that this Congress, we will choose students and advance policies to ensure every child receives an excellent education.

I challenge anyone on this committee to say they would [leave their children trapped in a failing school].

We will look for opportunities to advance school choice and continue our work to improve traditional public schools.

I look forward to working together in the weeks and months ahead. I suspect we will continue to have our differences, but there is no doubt we share the same goal of helping to ensure every child is prepared to succeed in life.

We would really want to work with you as World War II Filipino veterans are dying on a daily basis.

I would want to work with you to make sure that these projects are moving along.

I really hope that you will re-introduce that, and I will do everything possible to help support that bill.

I would like you to reiterate, for the record, that you believe that this is a very good thing.

I know that you are aware of the bill that Senator Joni Ernst and I introduced.