What a great way to impact so many lives with consistent jobs, economic improvement, and it is bilateral.

Don't spend our tax dollars putting shrimp on a treadmill for whatever your trumped-up reason is.

Since 2011, when sequestration first went into effect, we've had the Syrian civil war, the collapse of Libya, the rise of ISIL, holding territory the size of Indiana, Russia's invasion of the Ukraine, annexation of the Crimea, China is…

Well, it may not sound like much to those in the Federal Government, but I can tell you, it sounds like a lot to the average person out there when you pay $12 million for something that should have cost $3 million.

I thank the chairwoman for her continued leadership on the Cuban issue.

It's a dangerous world out there, and that's why we've got to avoid sequestration.

The last time we looked at a strategy-driven budget, not across the board hitting an artificial number, was 2012.

I want this committee to know if there is a bad situation next year, that the marines cannot get there, that because of budget problems, we're having to take aircraft out of the fight, redeploy them back to the United States, and their…

Would it seriously compromise the ability to defend this Nation?

If we go back in sequestration next year, if there is not some relief from sequestration, how much damage will that do to our ability to deal with the threats we just discussed?

I personally think that money could be better spent fighting crime and narco trafficking, helping Colombia...

You know, they are a strong human rights defender. And there is another country that I consider we would get a lot of bang for the buck if we considered helping them in that area.

Thank you. Excellent line of questioning.

No argument with me there.

Working together in a bipartisan fashion, we can ensure that this proposed Fiscal Year 2017 budget is used efficiently and with proper oversight.

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