total discretionary spending is due to increase this year by about $1.4 billion--or in the next budget year, I should say.
Small businesses really are frustrated with Obamacare, very frustrated.
I would love to start a dialogue with you in just a general way about these issues.
I opposed the decision last fall to amend the Budget Control Act to escalate Federal discretionary spending back over a $1 trillion.
I think by anybody's definition that is significant.
I think we all agree that sanctions can be a powerful tool and a useful tool in carrying out U.S. foreign policy and national security goals...
I think we all agree that the implementation of sanctions on Iran is what helped bring them to the negotiating table.
We have to make sure that we are executing on these key mission activities.
I would want to know that. And if I did know that, I would be telling somebody, my committee of jurisdiction, the President himself, 'There ...
Such a completely unrealistic request sets unreasonable expectations, and they are not credible.
I ask you to be persistent in trying to work together and coordinate with your fellow regulators.