I find nothing in this budget for the Air Force that will actually give a follow-on effort to sustain them.

This conversation on the budget is different than it has been in recent memory, because this year the Congress is actually operating under a bipartisan budget agreement.

the entire budget is an answer to that question, because it is not just one thing that we have done

I look forward to a long-term working relationship with you.

I want to welcome our distinguished friend from Virginia, Senator Warner, to the committee.

This committee is the go-to place for tackling America's big domestic challenges.

In my view, it would be useful for the administration to focus more on growth in the economy and jobs than on how the President's party will fare in the next election.

It is very, very important to have Secretary Lew here and to have this hearing on President Obama's Fiscal Year 2015 budget proposals.

need additional revenue to maintain our commitments to seniors.

I do not think it is controversial. Just let the full light of day shine on these practices before allowing the IRS to move to new restrictions on any political activity.

Put simply, the tax hikes envisioned in the President's budget are not what our struggling economy needs.

there need to be steps that hold Russia accountable for actions taken to date

We are now looking at every possible economic lever to pressure Russia to step back from its unprovoked incursion into Crimea.

if you look at the policy thrust of building our infrastructure and skills training... those are the things we need to do to have a vibrant economy in the future

we need to drive economic growth, because the engine for creating jobs in this economy is economic growth

Last year, the Social Security trustees, which include you, reported that the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund will be exhausted in 2016.

over the next 10 years spending on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and exchange subsidies will total over $21.6 trillion

Every one of our big economic challenges depends on sustaining and growing the middle class.