"The farm bill is our jobs bill, and I will not support anything that gets in the way of our ability to get it done."
"A 10-percent increase in funding for the VA will help veterans get the care and support they need and deserve."
"Nearly 50 million seniors rely on the Medicare program for their health care."
"Our veterans deserve to come home to good-paying jobs and a Nation that honors their sacrifices."
"North Korea's recent actions have sent a clear wake-up call to the White House that a strong ICBM force is the best deterrent strategy to keep America safe."
"I was pleased to see that the President's budget looks to replace the sequester with more thoughtful cost-saving measures."
"Seniors deserve an insurance product that reflects the current health care system, not that of the last century."
"Almost 90% of beneficiaries purchase or receive supplemental insurance."
"Seniors are left open to considerable financial risk and uncertainty."
"I think we can expand upon that when it comes to your service, Ambassador Ford."
"I was in the Middle East last week and spent some time in Turkey but mostly focused on Syria."
"I appreciate that. My concern is, with this change, even though it is in the interest of consolidation and streamlining, that we would badly degrade our ability to provide that kind of assistance."
"what are we waiting for?"
"We should be looking at ways to reduce penalties for foreign investment in the United States."
"the impact or the result of that proposal, of course, would be to eliminate what we know of as Trade Adjustment Assistance, which I think is a mistake."
"We cannot balance the budget on the backs of rural jobs."
"It is important for us to understand Medicare's current benefit structure and look at ways to modernize it."
"Job creation must remain the top priority of the administration, this Congress, and this committee."
