We exist to secure two fundamental principles. First, Americans have the right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent.

Our duty on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee is to protect these rights.

I like what President Ronald Reagan said, 'Trust but verify.'

the Commander-in-Chief Clause makes the President commander-in-chief of the military, not the country, and I think that is the principle at stake here.

I sent a request to Secretary Panetta's office asking that they send one person to provide us information and they sent us four.

I thank each of you and appreciate the written testimony.

I can tell you as long as the people of Utah put me in this position, I will push the Department of Defense to do this.

the American taxpayer is getting his money's worth out of your service

What decision has been made concerning this 'consolidation'?

Accomplish studies to investigate the application of new technologies in the Minuteman III booster stack.

This Administration has repeatedly stated that they wish to reduce negative environmental impacts made by Department of Defense programs and activities.

But, I do think that it's important to remember, I don't think it's your job to mitigate and to protect against all risk from the oil companies.

An estimated 1.2 trillion barrels of proven recoverable oil locked up in oil shale in just a small segment of 3 Western Rocky Mountain States, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming alone.

I think it is vital to us to have the proper oversight within these departments.

It's that tone deafness that has followed him along this trail where he doesn't realize that actually most people just has one car.

I would put a ban on earmarks.

I've lived balancing budgets.

That was an American promise and it's been broken by this president.