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Do you believe this is an important initiative in light of our heavy reliance on this capability in the wars we're fighting?

Do you agree with General Petraeus, the current commander of our forces in Afghanistan, that the B-1 bomber aircraft plays 'a very big role' with regard to providing close air support for our troops on the ground in Afghanistan?

Secretary Lynn has stated that there is an ongoing 'scrub' of the warfighting accounts to 'see if we can gain better effectiveness, better efficiency, better productivity from those forces.'

I think we have to take them seriously and reexamine the path that we're on.

The long-term presence of U.S. forces abroad reassures allies and partners of our commitments--we cannot simply 'surge' trust and relationships on demand.

The Department's intent is to focus on efficiencies that enable movement of resources from overhead activities to fund capabilities required to fight the current war and prepare for future conflicts.

If the Senator will yield, I say in response to that, that is absolutely true. Around here I think, traditionally, tax extenders have been something both sides have worked on. Generally, it tends to be kind of noncontroversial. I think our…

I think it is important that this Senate act in a way that provides some certainty and predictability for people in this country who depend upon public policy coming out of here that has some permanence to it. Right now, we continue to act…

I know it is a lot. There are lots of provisions in law that need to be extended and lots of communities in this country that depend on that.

I would say to the Senator, through the Chair, one of the things I think is hurting business and economic development in this country is a lack of certainty.

I hope we get this resolved as quickly as possible because this is one thing, and you were right about the signal.

It seems like--I visited Oak Ridge. I visited NREL. The testing has been going on for an awfully long time.

The Environmental Protection Agency has become public enemy number one of our farmers and ranchers.

I want to express my concern about the Administration's latest proposal to spend another $50 billion on road, rail, and other infrastructure projects to stimulate the economy.

I want to also thank you for holding this important hearing.

I think it is instructive to remember the state of the rail industry before the Act was passed.

Many of the Administration's policies, including high-speed passenger rail, will benefit metropolitan areas, but do little, if anything, to assist rural communities.

Secretary Gates in his August 9, 2010, speech said that he was implementing a 10 percent reduction in funding for advisory and assistance contractors in intelligence areas and a freeze in the number of senior executives in the defense…