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I think it's important that the Presidents come to us and ask for an authorization.

In my view, this document is trying to strike a balance between presidential authority and congressional authority in the area of, particularly, warmaking.

I think that's just part of the reality that we face there. Plus, we have--for the first time in, I don't know, living memory, have a real partner that we can work with who has a chance to make Afghanistan work.

It would be a grave mistake to withdraw from Afghanistan on an arbitrary timeframe not based upon conditions on the ground.

I think there is a question, here. If it's entirely open-ended, in terms of time, in terms of enemy, in terms of geography, then we've written the war power out of the Constitution, as far as I'm concerned, and the Congress has no role.

In the 112th Congress, I was an original cosponsor of a joint resolution that disapproved of a nearly identical rule issued by the NLRB.

The cuts are deep. The needs are great. And I hope we can work together to try to narrow the gap.

The Army Corps projects are particularly important in my State, and they play such an important role in local economies.

What is needed is honest, fact-based discussion and a genuine bipartisan commitment to solutions.

But the fact is it is still a critical tool, and if we care about our environment as well as our economy, it is something that we have to have.

I truly understand the challenges that people often have, and the difficulties, and the time it takes for a listing.

Do you seriously believe Putin cares about agreements?

I think we have to think about it in terms of the moral obligation to do that.

If we had the Gates budget of 2012, the defense budget this year would be somewhere around $612 billion.

Mr. Chairman, I think it ought to be clear that what we are doing here is establishing one rule for every American business, every American interest except oil and gas, and then a special rule for those in the oil and gas business.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who still mistakenly believe there is a link to autism and are unaware that that study has been thoroughly discredited.

The president's budget request includes a $50 million cut to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Section 317 immunization program.

First I wish to associate myself with the comments of the Senator from Maryland and my senior colleague from Maine. I know this industry is growing in Maine. It is entrepreneurial, exciting, energetic, and they are adding jobs and only…