It would be great if Congress was interested in codifying something like that.

this is more reason for the Congress and this Committee to step in and do this job and do it in a bipartisan way.

I asked Director Haines about a matter that I'm especially concerned about and that's the National Security Council's rewrite of the Executive Order that governs classification and declassification.

I welcome any of my colleagues to run with those suggestions, but I would rather sort of think about this notion of tough decisions.

We don't have to continue paying twice as much for health care that on an international scale is mediocre.

There are things that we ought to be able to focus on and agree upon.

I would think this is something that conservatives and liberals ought to be able to zero in on and be able to get more value.

The American public overwhelmingly supports it, and yet the Federal Government is hopelessly out of step.

I think you will find bipartisan support on this committee to deal with the integrity of the Hospice Program so we are not cheating patients or the government.

American consumers, especially seniors, should not be held hostage.

Yes. Thank you. And certainly this is an agenda that we can continue to push forward.

I've been pushing the administration to set up just such a hotline and the reaction so far has been modest.

I feel like I should invite you to Oregon. I don't know if you have been, but since everybody else was inviting you, I am thinking that should be the first thing I should do instead of waiting until the end.

I hope we can work together Madam Chair and Ranking Member Scott on bipartisan solutions.

The one thing that has happened that is of serious concern is the increased, not-anticipated demands on stored water.

So my goal is really to leave no farm behind, especially for the Willamette Valley specialty crops.

About 78 million people living within it have to, for the most part...store water to get through the spring, summer, and a portion of the fall months.

As new science becomes available on forest management, how can we best facilitate the Forest Service adopting and implementing new practices?