I was shocked frankly at the end of 2011 at the complete pullout of U.S. forces.

this administration started off right in the very beginning refusing to condemn the slaughter of democracy seekers in the streets of Tehran.

We should--instead of being groveling to these people who murdered their own people, I might add--the mullahs murdered their own people.

I do not see, as you stated, Doctor, I am sorry, but you said we are buying time? We are not buying time.

Well, during the Bush administration we had these arguments with the Bush administration.

The consequences of it was that the Government of South Africa... said afterwards, we wouldn't have lasted a week if we had not turned over the nuclear weapons program.

I remember well the Reagan administration arguing as passionately against escalation of dramatic sanctions against South Africa that had the bomb.

They're tired of Congress' unwillingness to compromise and solve the problem.

Sequestration is a horrible business model.

We need to reach a bipartisan agreement, pass a budget, and get back on track.

I'm frustrated that this committee's once again asked you to come up here and testify about the harm caused by sequestration.

If you would elaborate more on these simple Federal fixes?

I can imagine something similar if we encouraged a community college or some institution to supply that one-stop shop or that transition for the veteran.

I hope it will soon spread to other States.

In California, I do have a background in community colleges, and particularly at the hearings yesterday, priority registration was one of the things we highlighted.

Well, you know, it seems to me that there is a way to synthesize some of the ideas here.

I want to thank Subcommittee Chairman Bill Flores and Ranking Member Mark Takano for holding this field hearing on Veterans Hiring.

Employment continues to be a challenge for veterans across the country, and looking at different models for assisting veterans in finding jobs is very helpful, especially as we review national policy.