I think your survey that you cited indicates that only 30 percent of Americans considered global warming a priority.

I think this trust that you get out of having the oversight, I don't think the American people are unsophisticated here.

I like the President's idea to put on the Internet, where these funds are being spent, the TARP funds.

There has been too little accounting for how this money has been distributed and how the taxpayer assistance is being spent.

I believe that we need to do this, so that we can't just put our heads in sand and pretend that this isn't happening.

VA care is the best in the world. It is the best care anywhere.

The time has come for us to harness the innovation and ingenuity of the American people.

As a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee and a 24-year veteran myself, I spend a lot of time focused on veterans issues.

I am very much encouraged by the President's commitment in his budget outline to making gains on all these fronts.

We need to make sure interoperability between the Department of Defense and the VA is one where we use our innovation and use our technology.

By developing renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power, biofuels, and geothermal heat, we can move beyond fossil fuels.

Thank you for the opportunity to come and express our support of the budget and some suggestions that we think will improve on.

I hope that we can work with him to accomplish these goals.

The time has come for us to harness innovation and ingenuity of the American people to develop long-term solutions to our energy crisis.

I take great pride in that the President has stood behind this.

This is now three budgets in a row that have met the independent budgets of our veterans' service organizations in the care of our veterans.

When a young American raises their hand and pledges an oath to the Constitution to defend this Nation, they are immediately enrolled in the VA system.

I am hopeful we can continue to work together to reach consensus on measures to provide more affordable and efficient ways of providing healthcare benefits.