I am not a lawyer. I am not even a doctor like Dr. Coburn here.
Thank you, Dr. Coburn.
I'm not going to negotiate on a debt ceiling. This is money we've already spent.
Thank you for convening this critically important hearing and ensuring that this committee continues to fulfill its cons...
What is the plan forward for dealing with this shutdown, should it continue for another couple of weeks?
we have to be clear-eyed and realistic about our goals.
What, if any, evidence is there that the human rights situation within Iran has improved?
the reason why we are in trouble in our Defense Department is because we have no significant, good metrics with which to...
Our role is to do oversight and we focus on it big time and we will continue to do this.
I think they have a long ways to go with 455 open recommendations.
One of the problems we face right now is... executive branch Swiss cheese.
we have thousands of recommendations all across the government agencies that are not being addressed.
We have too many departments where we have no confirmed Inspector Generals.
The Administration needs to nominate good people for positions that require confirmation.
it is not enough to just cut, cut, cut but they have to be encouraged and incentivized to find ways
It is not fair to them also not fair to the people who we are here to represent, who pay their taxes and will not get th...
To get better results for less money has really been our focus for a long time.
I would just urge you to reach out, maybe to Secretary Chuck Hagel if you have a chance...
