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But if you could conclude, and I am not trying to speculate that that is a conclusion that you would come up with, but if one could reasonably conclude that this is a form of activism that is being used in a very prominent program, I am…
If LEED were to go down this path, if we can agree--or at least I will maintain that they are on a path of overregulation and extreme environmental activism--do you anticipate that there could come a day when GSA would cease to accept the…
We are not going to appreciably change the trajectory of the course we are on right now unless and until we deal with the mandatory side of spending.
If we don't understand the problem, and we don't identify the problem, we don't talk about it, I don't see how you can solve the problem.
That seems crazy. That is only perpetuating the cycle of homelessness with many of these veterans.
I want to give you some perspective before I close, Mr. Speaker. The only budget that we have laying out there right now is the President's budget. It arrived on time. It never balances--never--and continues to add a lot of taxes and a lot…
Around $250 billion. It is a lot of money. We could build a lot of roads and bridges, educate a lot of people, pay for a lot of things with that $250 billion, give or take. The President's budget, if you rolled it out for 10 years, in the…
I appreciate the gentleman's perspective. Finally, Mr. Speaker, I want to show you this one. I was fortunate to get elected in 2010 by a significant majority of the people in the Third District of Arkansas. I consider that area of our…
I thank the gentleman. Reclaiming my time, I just want to say, before I go to my next chart, that this isn't an option for us, to allow this to continue on this path without the interaction of this Congress and solutions offered by this…
Well, I am glad the gentleman did interrupt. And to carry our colloquy just a little bit further, the gentleman from South Carolina is a former Governor of South Carolina, so he has had some experience dealing with balanced budgets and…
I thank the gentleman, first of all, for his great leadership on this subject. The gentleman from the Hoosier State and I came in together. Back in 2010, we were elected to this Congress, and I can't speak necessarily for the gentleman, I…
What we're hopeful for is that the leadership--current leadership in Thailand will move actively and aggressively to restore, you know, rule of law, constitutional processes, and civilian control of government.
So, by 'pull back,' do we mean there are still Shiite militias, like the Badr organization or even Iranian forces from Quds Force, in the vicinity of Tikrit?
I know you have got a big job, and we really look forward to working with you in an effort to serve and protect the American taxpayer.
I think the standards that we use have to be mindful of the fact that the architecture that was put in place was designed to prevent the taking of risks that could add up to a risk to the country.
Despite the critical role that the IRS plays in helping taxpayers meet their tax obligations and generating revenue to fund the Federal Government, the IRS' ability to continue doing so has been severely challenged due to funding…