that kind of involvement, that kind of enforcement by government, that kind of interference, if you will, by government is totally proper, in my opinion, to make sure it doesn't happen again.

there is a place for legitimate regulation to protect those people that make decisions that affect a whole lot of other people

One of the things you are going to continue to hear and we continue to hear here from a group of folks, in the majority party especially, is about cuts, cuts, cuts, cuts in the budget in general.

at least 11 million people, not to mention the children, would be forced to do the right thing

IT presents a unique challenge. We could give you a bundle of money now, and in a year and a half from now, half of that equipment you bought is obsolete.

I have been around here long enough to remember, for instance, Y2K, and how we felt the world was going to come to an end at midnight.

There are Members of the majority party who have been in a cost-cutting mood for the last couple of years, and all you hear from them is cut, cut, cut the budget.

I commend OMB for your role in these efforts.

It should be noted that the President's fiscal year 2015 budget prepared with your counsel stands in stark contrast to Representative Ryan's Republican budget.

The Republican budget fails to create jobs while slashing critical parts of the Nation's social safety net.

I guess the point, then, is affirmed that here we are lowering our commitment because we are basically suggesting that the organization, this organizational structure and the trajectory towards some outcome here appears less and less…

Are we putting a Band-Aid over something that is bleeding, and then next year we will have another consideration as to whether or not we are going to be a part of this at all?

I think that way we ensure that the proper specialization is supported, and we are clearly always looking for areas in which we can consolidate or make things more effective and efficient.

I would like to know what the government is doing everywhere, not just right here, in this regard to ensure that we are coordinating properly.

But you know more than I do.

I believe this program is one of the greatest resources our VA has to help our veterans with disabilities overcome many challenges they encounter when trying to find employment.

the argument the VA has pushed forward, that this would discourage good managers is false--is utterly false.

what sort of a message do you think it sends to our veterans and front line VA employees if we don't reform the SES system?