I urge you to ensure you link up, because some of the problems that military personnel face in terms of paying bills...
I salute you, your colleagues, and the SEALs for extraordinary operations, and thank you.
My sense is that's obviously a challenge to you and Secretary Panetta.
I don't think I've heard it as insightfully or thoughtfully put in terms of the cultural challenges facing the Departmen...
I think we've learned to our disappointment that contracting out some of these procedures doesn't help, either.
Since then, threats to our critical infrastructure have only grown, with news reports suggesting that there is interest ...
The threat is increasing in scope and scale, and its impact is difficult to overstate.
As this is our subcommittee's first hearing of the 112th Congress, I just wanted to take a moment to congratulate you on...
I sympathize with my fellow panelist's comment that it becomes very, very scary if a government agency can take an actio...
the Ranking Member Langevin has suggested we need firmer regulations and standards, and I agree with that
We need to acknowledge that that is a responsibility we have in balancing all of the equities within a budget.
I was proud to tell them I am a cosponsor of the legislation to repeal this provision.
It is clear to me that it is in the national security interest of our country to make the kind of investments that we ar...
This is going to be a competition not only for money and your effort, but also for money for Afghanistan's efforts.
The need to generate bipartisan support for an increasingly civilian-led effort.
Unless you have that money, that's right.
Another point is, when we were there DOD and DOS had identified over 1,000 tasks that had to be transitioned or accommod...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me just begin by saying again how much I appreciate your leadership on this issue.
