We as policymakers we can either create an environment that allows that to continue to grow, or one that thwarts that.
[A] top-down, preemptive approach is never the best policy and will only serve to stifle innovation.
I think those words, given twenty years ago at the infancy of the Internet, are today even more relevant as we look at the challenges and th...
Does it matter to our security?
I want to thank you, General, for your tremendous service to the country and for your family and for all those that serve underneath you.
Why does it matter that we continue to work with the Afghan Security Forces to ensure that Afghanistan does not go back to a place where it ...
Haqqani continues to be a big threat not only against the coalition but also the Afghan people.
They are supporting the Taliban right now--Iran--with resources, money and weapons.
I think Ronald Reagan once said, there is nothing closer to eternal life than a government program.
I have had the opportunity to work with Senator McCain on the Special Immigrant Visa Program, trying to extend the number of visas that are ...
What do you mean by a non-trivial potential?
I read with great interest the President's recent executive order planning for Federal sustainability in the next decade.
And can you talk about the role of the Department of Energy in encouraging, looking at the use of thermal biomass throughout the Federal Gov...
it is almost a self-perpetuating failure----
I think our committee can be helpful keeping your feet to the fire.
This is my first hearing as Ranking Member of this Subcommittee, one of the most important subcommittees in Congress, and I look forward to ...
I commend the work that you have done and urge the VA in going forward with your audit, changing your administrative processes, getting on t...
We will not arrive at the answers to all these questions today. But I am hopeful that beginning this discussion today will lead us to soluti...
