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It would be absolutely tragic if we squandered the success that we have achieved and that the Afghan people have achieved by prematurely pulling out according to some date on a calendar.

The road to hell is often paved with good intentions.

This is a major area where the Russians are moving very aggressively, and I think we need to take account of that.

Procurement is an issue that the whole committee is concerned about particularly in these tight budget times.

If you have found time to travel to 20 States and yet did not come to the State of Maine, you may wish to reconsider your travel in the next year.

I would wager, everyone on this subcommittee would make about the cuts in the Community Development Block Grant Program.

This is terrible. No wonder morale is bad.

I do not see how someone who is running a private trucking business out of her HUD office could possibly be performing her HUD duties.

I have to tell you I have heard this song before every year, and that was even before the premium reduction.

Just a couple more questions, Mr. Secretary.

You need to make this a priority because it is only fair to the very hardworking majority of employees who are at HUD.

I must say I was a bit puzzled by this request because it seems to me what we ought to do is move the perpetrators out of these housing.

Yes, and let me ask you about that before I turn to the Vice Chairwoman for her questions, because even though overall veterans homelessness has only been reduced by a third, according to your latest statistics, so I would argue we have a…

I do not understand the basis for this belief given that the point in time count has not been conducted yet.

I think that is a real problem in terms of attracting people to this very important Department.

The request also supports the administration's goal to prevent and end homelessness.

The fact is, right now the Budget Control Act is current law regardless of the administration pretending otherwise in its request.

Now, I hope we can work together with the administration to get rid of sequestration while living within our means.