So the committee was able to absorb in the 112th Congress an 11 percent cut.
We are continuing our review on the Benghazi terrorist attacks and it is going slower than we want because we can't apply the right personne...
Thank you, Madam Chair. And it is exceptionally good to see you there in the chair this year. Congratulations.
the administration was surprised by the threat from North Korea--prompting the March 2013 decision to add back the 14 GBIs in Alaska, which ...
negotiations with the White House on the 'Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act' are underway and that the parties are 'very close' ...
I want you to recognize we are as serious as a heart attack about what has just happened here and staying after it, and we expect it to be r...
The thing that I hope you take away from this, Mr. Secretary, is you have got to be capable of reforming yourself.
If previous studies have repeatedly noted the same problems--for instance, confused lines of authority, responsibility, and accountability--...
the DOE and NNSA are going to fix this problem going forward in a meaningful way. And until they do, we are going to make them wish they had...
I would hope you start reflecting those going forward, because that is the kind of action that sends a clear message that these lapses in se...
Who is responsible for establishing line authority within the Department of Energy?
it is astounding to me, we are not talking about an equipment site, we are talking about nuclear materials.
I think that is the model. Do you disagree that should be the model in how we respond to serious security violations at important facilities...
I think that due process would not impede firing people who would let an 82-year-old woman get into a nuclear facility.
The chief of security for DOE has been there for 20 years.
If a report comes out and says, we have a flawed culture of security problems at Y-12 comes out, that should have been presented to the chie...
I think this is a very important regulatory challenge for everybody.
If there is a way to mitigate the pain while we continue to enforce some fiscal discipline, I am open to discussing it.
