"I am taking a close look at the $1.1 billion requested by the administration for the PCCF."
"I am also troubled by the expanding use of contractors and consultants to perform jobs typically performed by our Active Duty personnel."
"My initial thinking is that the funding needs additional benchmarks and criteria which ensure that our money is spent wisely."
"I hope that Mr. Jackson and Ms. Duke will share with this committee the difficulties they found in their attempts at reform."
"Every dollar we waste on ineffective technology is a dollar that will not be spent to secure this Nation."
"I hope you can work with us to stop these drastic cuts."
"Mr. Chairman, I hope you can work with us to stop these drastic cuts."
"I am pleased that the oversight begun under our watch continues today."
"Members of Congress who talk a good game on border security will need to put their money where their mouths are when it comes to funding these programs, even in tight budgetary times."
"I have long held that we must develop a layered security approach that pushes borders out and begins the screening process far in advance of a passenger boarding a flight in this country."
"Remembering those who died must inspire us to make this Nation better and safer."
"The Marine Corps will be conducting studies in August 2011 to determine the relationship between time spent in the amphibious vehicle and combat effectiveness and identify potential improvements."
"We applaud Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker for their leadership on this important piece of legislation."
"I will be listening carefully to today's testimony for any indication that planning for the GNDA is taking into consideration the very real possibility that huge budget cuts proposed in this year's ap..."
"In order to prevent the unthinkable, we must deploy the best technology, employ the best people, and do the best planning."
"It is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used somewhere in the world by the end of 2013."
"And so, you face this coercion."
"The detention issue, delay of docks, is the 800-pound gorilla in any meaningful safety discussion in this country."
