I want to congratulate all of you on what I refer to as the Obama doctrine, and that is smart power.
How can we continue to be Uncle Sugar to the world?
Senator Graham, who in the Administration is going to read your report?
We have systematically underinvested in training in the Federal Government.
I think the first test is going to be what the State Department does.
It would seem to me that if we are going to deal with this problem the way we would like to, each of the agencies need to be looked at in te...
Have you done an analysis of what it is that you think the agencies you are working with need in terms of resources to do the job that you t...
So you think the way it has worked is appropriate?
I just think it is a good idea to get the folks that are there... to have them come back and share with you whether or not they think the tr...
And just for the record, do you agree that the M in OMB should be the person that should be the orchestra leader and the quarterback on it?
Well, I would sure like to--how many of the agencies that were out there would have a national security dimension in them.
I am pleased to see President Obama's commitment to make this the last planned war supplemental.
This increase in supplemental spending is outrageous when you considered our long-term fiscal outlook.
So your observation should be that Dr. Sanders is doing the job he is supposed to do?
It's time for us to deal with entitlements and tax reform in this country.
the fact of the matter is to get into dotting the I's and crossing the T's.
We must have entitlement reform to address our long-term fiscal problems.
I applaud your leadership in holding a hearing on this subject, which were few and far between during my tenure on the Veterans Affairs Comm...
