the currently improving economic numbers should not distract us from some very disturbing trends that persist
I have seen no leadership from the Administration suggesting proposals of this order. Would you urge them to begin this ...
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 most remarkable thing about this budget is what it leaves out, not what it includes.
If you could provide me a more specific written response----
It appears to me that we lost 10,000 soldiers, real boots on the ground, at a time we had stop-loss orders in effect.
I think it is a deceptive way to finance the operations of the military and I think it also has practical ramifications.
General Schoomaker was here a few weeks ago and said that at the current burn rate of spending on Iraq and Afghanistan h...
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, gentlemen, for your service to the Nation, which begins and ends with the profound appreciation of the servic...
One of the key aspects of an operational test is that you control the tests, not the contractors.
You have the obligation to come before us with a detailed estimate of the cost and what you propose to do in the way of ...
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, we both understand that supplementals are used to cover unanticipated costs that arise after the budget d...
I do not think I am the only one who is alarmed at the significant costs associated with Afghanistan and Iraq that are n...
I would suggest, Mr. Secretary, that you're not doing your job then.
Would you describe this as a good interrogation technique or a violation of the Geneva Conventions?
