"I am absolutely convinced that we continue to--can continue to provide the best national security possible, give our support to the troops that they deserve and still find savings within the Pentagon ..."
"The development program, frankly, has not gone as smoothly as we had hoped. The costs have risen."
"The procurement will be flat from fiscal 2011 to 2012."
"the strength of our national defense ultimately depends on a strong economy as well"
"So these are issues that are happening every day. So I appreciate the report saying specifically Interior must adopt NOAA's recommendations..."
"Gabby is just a critical part of this Congress and a critical part of this committee."
"I cannot think of any reason why the administration would err on the side of diminishing that benefit."
"I am very concerned that the administration is choosing to cut funding for job training programs."
"This is very important for that region of our State--actually, for our entire economic region there."
"I will look forward to more specifics about how the Administrator is going to make the decision."
"Will the White House be involved?"
"I guess a budget number is what we are really after for Fiscal Year 2011 to Fiscal Year 2015."
"I think there are a lot of different people who are very interested in this."
"The NASA Reauthorization Act calls for a balance between human spaceflight using and building upon existing capabilities and then investing in new capabilities."
"The number could be even higher, if this legislation is passed and the barriers to expand self-governance that are in the Title IV of the Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act are eliminated..."
"I want to thank the witnesses for being here today, particularly Ron Allen from the Jamestown S'Klallam."
"I want to personally thank you for your dedication to Indian health care, and the fact that we were able to be successful in moving very important legislation there."
"How are the cobalt mine operations differing from the mining of rare earths, and how can we be assured that cobalt that you are hoping to produce will not cause the same environmental damage?"