To do it one-sided to me makes no sense.

Thank you, Senator Mikulski. That was very, as you always are, honest, direct, and to the point.

It has been a very good hearing. Thank you all.

What Senator Mikulski proposed here today I have no problem with. I am happy to support it.

What happens if you arrest somebody in your community illegally in the country? '' And they say, ''Nothing. We let them go.''

We do not get to pontificate?

We can enhance job creation in America, and every single thing we do that rationally and reasonably and responsibly creates growth and jobs in America we should try to do.

it is probably not worth the effort. It will not be much better than we are today.

I mean, the numbers are the numbers.

As Ranking Member of the Budget Committee, I know how tight our budget is.

Do you believe that when you mandate a company to employ more people to meet a regulation than they otherwise would not be employing that that is really a job creator?

The budget picture, 2013 would be the fifth consecutive year of a trillion dollar deficit.

The House Republicans have produced a budget. It is a long-term budget that changes the debt course of America.

EPA's number with regard to health benefits are widely exaggerated in my view.

Since taking office, President Obama has had EPA operating at a surged budget.

Well, with regard to the State funding, I notice you seemed to react adversely to my comment based on our looking at your budget request.

It seems to me that, in fact, on this year's budget your numbers for EPA go up and the amount of funding to the States go down.

In your best judgment, working for the American people, is it an effort that... can we be successful?

the chairman has played a central role in the Administration's efforts to close down Yucca Mountain Repository, an endeavor that essentially eliminates 25 years of investments; $14 billion in Government money has gone into that.

You can't delay these things forever and ever. They drive up the cost, create uncertainty, and basically will kill the new restart of nuclear power in America.

We need to confront the fact that the Administration claims to be in support of American energy, but their policies continue to drive up the price of energy and reduce the amount of energy produced in the States.

The sustainment and modernization of the triad will not be cheap and will require long-term sustained commitments spanning future Congresses and administrations.

Balancing the amount of money that you had.

We have severe financial challenges in this country, and I'm not sure how tough it's going to be.

I suspect we will have war in space one day.