"Obviously, one of the tasks of the Department is response to a terrorism attack."
"I agree with my colleagues that we must reduce the deficit and work towards a balanced federal budget."
"H.R. 1 does little to rein in excess military spending like weapons system that the Pentagon doesn't even want."
"Republicans have prioritized cutting health care services to our most vulnerable populations without considering the consequences."
"The Republican spending bill, H.R. 1, clearly illustrates the new Majority's choices and priorities."
"It is a privilege to serve on the subcommittee with you."
"The average subsidy, according to CBO, per person in those exchanges will rise from about $4,500 to over $7,000 by the year 2021."
"Now, we have achieved some pretty good successes, like you mentioned in Yuma."
"So the CBO has also estimated now that they are thinking--it is starting, I think, at 2.6 million rising to about 3.6 million employees will lose their coverage."
"I was intrigued by Senator Lieberman's comments about smart immigration policy."
"The purpose of an advisory is to signal to the American public that something has changed."
"What are the current problems involved in the hiring process right now, the top two or three?"
"How often are qualified applicants shared within agencies?"
"So initially, the SES was set up to provide the incentives and a pay differential between just general service employees versus managers, and that originally worked, but now that pay scale has just be..."
"Today, talent is not viewed as a leadership priority it is viewed as an HR issue."
"What was the purpose of establishing the SES back in 1978?"
"I will raise my hand and say that is why I do it as well."
"How do we bridge that gap? Is that not sort of at the root cause of the problem here?"
