the primary role of those forces is not anymore defending the Germans or Italians; it is simply a way that we can be for...
Let me tell you, everywhere in the budget, every little piece of it, the people who advocate for that piece of it have a...
But, I do believe that we can rationally evaluate our national security strategy, our defense expenditures, and the curr...
I hope the witnesses here today and at future hearings can help us think through our national security strategy and pote...
I share with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle the concern that large, immediate, across-the-board cuts to th...
I am willing to make tough compromises. I have said that if the distance between an opponent and me is five steps, I am ...
I think most people do agree that such high tax rates make the United States a less attractive place in which to do busi...
We must balance the budget with a balanced approach that includes job creation, revenue increases, and smart spending cu...
I think we need to be focused on job creation and long-term debt reduction.
We have heard over and over and over again about the need to review and reduce redundant, wasteful, inefficient governme...
The American people are looking at this committee with great optimism but also with real skepticism.
It is going to take honesty from every member of this committee, honesty with one another and honesty with the American ...
This is infuriating for average taxpayers who are dutifully paying their taxes.
They want to know if we can make a real dent in the deficit so their children are able to compete and succeed.
We have to abandon our nostalgia for the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
But I also really believe that we have to take steps to strengthen that economic recovery and address the jobs crisis th...
These budget discussions and cuts are impacting directly a lot of people now as we try to put together our appropriation...
the Senate is being conciliatory in the manner of this committee in allowing that to occur.
