The closure of the weapon storage area at Barksdale was a significant mistake with a negative operational impact.
the health care reform law places significant restrictions on physician ownership of hospitals.
I am all for creating jobs, but how many Federal bureaucrats do we need to get the job done?
But here we are trying to reduce the size of government, and you are expanding it.
I generally think moving to electric vehicles is a laudable goal, but I think we must be realistic about how quickly we can get there.
Many Americans are really opposed to the idea of being required to purchase or to have insurance or Washington-mandated insurance.
Just like every other member of this committee, I'm concerned about our Federal spending, I'm concerned about the debt, I'm concerned about ...
The U.S. Chamber, the President's own deficit commission both have called for repeal of the program before implementation.
Are they going to opt in or opt out?
The deficit commission actually said it should be repealed or corrected.
I have deep concerns as somebody who has really worked in delivery system reforms and quality issues in that area;
Using a more efficient internal combustion engine, in the short term, can help us reduce our dependence on oil and lessen our carbon emissio...
One would hope we could get more bang for our buck.
So you are expanding government based on this health care bill.
I think it is appropriate that our first official hearing today is with Secretary Chu regarding the Department of Energy proposed budget.
I was pleased to see that DOE's budget proposal increased funding for biomass and biorefinery systems.
I think we all agree that sound science should be the top guiding factor.
The public cannot afford sloppy science.
