I have got 2,100 workers who have just been fired from Carrier to pay for a stock buyback.

the real-world consequence of what happens on Wall Street and of what you are going to be responsible to try to make sure it does not happen.

Can one of you elaborate on the Army's stated desire to not only grow and modernize its armored force but also to accelerate modernization of the Army's combat vehicles?

I actually cited your prepared statement and your reference to Amartya Sen's observation in Development as Freedom that no famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy.

I believe in the mission of USAID, and I want to continue to be a fulsome supporter of that mission.

As we look ahead, nuclear sustainment, life extension and modernization efforts will require the Defense Department to manage a significant--though I believe necessary--degree of cost and risk across multiple programs.

Less than half the available workforce has the appropriate training to fill available jobs.

Is the Air Force committed to maximize the sharing of information, best practices and services with the Navy to reduce cost and risk?

Generals, I would like to commend all of you and your staff for the time, the energy, and effort you have put into two important Army fleet readiness programs.

I appreciate the opportunity to come here to the floor and talk about what is really happening under the Affordable Care Act, better known by the American people as ObamaCare. I just left a meeting with the President of the United States…

I think it is really exciting the possibilities in that area and I thank you for your work there.

The bill would shorten the time it takes to fire a VA employee for misconduct, give the Secretary the discretion to both revoke bonuses previously paid to employees engaging in misconduct and reduce pensions of employees found guilty of…

Let me first commend the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Roe) for his leadership on this issue and so many others on behalf of our veteran population. As a veteran myself of the war in Afghanistan, I have a deep commitment to ensuring that…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 162, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 163. ____________________

We do, indeed, have a fundamental choice to make on this authorizing committee about our level of assistance.

It seems the most effective sanctions are the ones against the financial sector.

I want to thank Adam Szubin for his service to this country over the years.

The introduction of Russian airpower ushered in a new phase of this conflict, devastating and deliberate effects on civilians.