No veteran should stand in line to have their disability benefit processed.

We are obsessed with the safety--and I know you are.

We look forward this year to moving ahead in an expeditious way to move this so that we could avoid that kind of crisis in budgeting that has been characteristic of the Congress for more now than 5 years.

Chairwoman Mikulski, we are grateful for the leadership that you and this subcommittee have provided to the FBI.

I think it's a bargain for what we get for $8 billion, when you think of the magnitude, of the number of agents, the analysts, the support staff, 60 places around the world, 56 field offices here.

Thanks to the work, bipartisan and bicameral, Senator Murray and Congressman Ryan were able to give us a budget and a top line cancelling the sequester, which had a draconian impact on both the function of core agencies like the FBI and on…

I'm committed to working with you and the chair to ensure that we're targeting limited resources in a manner that safeguards taxpayer dollars while preserving public safety.

I think it was organized in the way our priorities are in terms of our national security threats, our criminal threats, support to our partners, particularly in our country, and those that are around the world.

the biggest threat to your momentum would be not a stringent budget in fiscal year 2016, but a sequester that just goes across the board

America doesn't want a national police force. But we have an FBI that provides national resources and deals with Federal crime.

Both she and then Senator Cantwell... have spent a lot of time really on what is happening to Native Americans in this country and particularly the women and the children.

The heroin crisis is sweeping America.

we want to protect the Constitution, we want to protect the people against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

We believe the Inspector Generals--this is a bipartisan approach that--should have access to the information, compliant with existing law.

certainty of the funding, that at least you'll get paid for the work you do and not sent home as nonessential

we want to make sure you get to be you, and that you get to implement the laws that the Congress authorizes

So, we look forward to hearing your testimony.

I have questions about the reduced funding requested for the Space Launch System and Orion crew vehicle.