Which raises a question of not only the willingness but also the capacity of States to take up this extra--
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Let me commend you for holding the hearing, and also commend Senator Miller for his v...
So that in your view, they do have the capacity?
some of the legislation I have seen lately proposed by the Administration is proposing to repeal the laws of arithmetic
But it seems to give us a little longer perspective, obviously, than the 5 years and 10 years that we look at tax cuts a...
the structural changes that appear to be siphoning off jobs to places around the world
I have seen no leadership from the Administration suggesting proposals of this order. Would you urge them to begin this ...
the currently improving economic numbers should not distract us from some very disturbing trends that persist
So if he's dressed up, that's fine, but this also has other environmental manipulation.
What I've heard from you is dissembling and avoidance of answers, and lack of knowledge, pleading legal process.
One of the key aspects of an operational test is that you control the tests, not the contractors.
It sounds to me like a violation of the Geneva Convention.
Why can you not include those costs today in your budget, so that we can make appropriate decisions about offsets, about...
I do not believe I insisted on that; did I?
Mr. Secretary, do you think crouching naked for 45 minutes is humane?
Mr. Secretary, we both understand that supplementals are used to cover unanticipated costs that arise after the budget d...
Thank you, gentlemen, for your service to the Nation, which begins and ends with the profound appreciation of the servic...
General Schoomaker was here a few weeks ago and said that at the current burn rate of spending on Iraq and Afghanistan h...