Secretary Pfannenstiel, why is this not part of the Navy's efficiencies initiatives and included in the budget request for 2012?

With workforce safety, health, and quality of life as top priorities, the Navy develops comprehensive restoration and modernization (RM) projects.

Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire would be an ideal location for the stationing of the new tanker.

With everything else our military members and their families have to contend with, they should not have to worry about the safety and security of their kids in homes provided by the military.

Does DOD have guidance or regulations in place that ensure leases that include capital improvements are properly reviewed and funded, and that the required notifications are submitted to Congress?

The Senate Armed Services Committee last year directed the Secretary of the Army to report to this committee.

I remain particularly concerned about the use of bisphenol-A (BPA) in food containers, particularly those used to provide food and beverages to infants and children.

the MLR ratio is, I think, one of the most potent tools in health reform that could, in the long-term, help stem skyrocketing premium increases.

I think this is one of the most important things that we did to make insurance companies more accountable and transparent.

The policy goal is a good one.

Did you feel that it's not only market forces that will be able to contain and even lower costs, but these other significant, what we would call, public health initiatives, like quality initiatives, and also more efficient and better…

I just want to note to the committee, this is a banner year for Maryland.

Would it be good to--before committing U.S. troops and military action and money--would it be good to sort of know more fully who it is we are coming to the aid of?

It seems like it would be a very important answer if we are having serious dialogue with the United Nations over committing forces there.

Are there potentially other extremist groups that are coming into the area to fight against Qaddafi that may in fact be the very people we dislike greatly?

Does the administration believe that if we are going to have a military effort of any kind in Libya, that we need a declaration of war by Congress?

Thank you, very much, Mr. Chairman.

I think when I go around Maryland, one of my key messages is, we will succeed only insofar as we keep health care affordable, and the Affordable Care Act is an important set of tools for us, but we've got to keep moving forward on a whole…