"we are in a financial emergency and we need to squeeze out every last dollar."
"Now the threat in some respects is much more difficult because it's more diffuse, and of course includes chemical and biological weapons, as well as radiological and nuclear weapons."
"I'd like to join you, Madam Chair, in welcoming those here today and tell you thank you for your service and for those who serve under you."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the fact that you have been trying to push out their home page Web page information."
"I’d like the administration to take a stronger position on TAA."
"I'm concerned, with the 2012 budget resolution that passed the House, the consolidation of multiple programs serving a range of populations... into a single, one-size-fits-all voucher program."
"I would say to you that my personal commitment is to try to keep the integrity of these programs in place."
"African-American unemployment is 16 percent--official unemployment. We know it's higher than that, almost twice the white unemployment rate of 8.7 percent."
"we need the administration to speak much more forcefully than they have on the importance of TAA."
"Secretary Lemnios, what kind of budget/resources are required to run the office and implement the plan?"
"We are so grateful to them. This is a moment we've long awaited."
"We must remain vigilant."
"I talked earlier about what I believe is an important need to have a robust industrial base."
"Well, again that concerns me greatly, not just because it happens to be in Lima, OH, but because again it has this incredible workforce and capability that you can't suspend temporarily."
"We have great challenges."
"Congress has to reauthorize, because it sunsets in 2013."
"I have strong feelings on this in terms of the second engine on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)."
"We have to implement this vision, not just talk about it in speeches."
