Although I am encouraged by this good news, I continue to be concerned about the lack of alignment between the branches' funding timelines, which could increase the overall cost to the taxpayer and threaten the viability of the project…

I am surprised that the President's budget request would cut the Office of Health Affairs by 12 percent compared to last year.

I appreciate the difficult decisions that must be made in every budget cycle overall.

the United States has broad and fundamental national security interests in the Arctic.

the whole reason that Congress creates independent regulatory agencies is to insulate them from Administration policies

It does not make sense to me that DHS is recommending the decommissioning of the LORAN-C system...

How are you going to meet the legislative mandate of the SAFE Port Act with regard to the centers at high-priority ports when you are zeroing out the funding?

the Coast Guard is in danger of losing its polar icebreaking capacity.

We need more emphasis on military construction to properly modernize and maintain the industrial infrastructure.

I certainly agree with you that the Privacy Act of 1974 has withstood the test of time amazingly well.

It is very frustrating to many of my constituents that the rulemaking process appears to be so opaque and so difficult.

In Professor Cass Sunstein, the President has found someone with exceptional qualifications and extraordinary talent.

I am disappointed that the Administration's fiscal year 2010 budget provides only a slight overall increase in homeland security funding for DHS.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I am concerned that the Administration is really putting the cart before the horse here.

But when I talked to the Coast Guard about this issue, and I asked the question--What is the back-up going to be?--there is not an answer to that.

I am optimistic that our new President and his Administration will develop a regulatory agenda forceful in its intent to protect the American people.

the Coast Guard still requires about $32 million to complete the reactivation.