This committee has been front and center in attempting to address the very real security threat posed by out-of-control Washington spending.

I have been very active on this back in my home district and home State; in fact, I chair the House Prescription Drug Monitoring Caucus here in the House.

I would hope we could do it as quickly as time allows, because we have got people dying every day.

We have got to continue to provide strong oversight and control spending to ensure that the American people, our troops and our veterans are getting the greatest value from each and every precious tax dollar that we spend.

We must begin by acknowledging their fine service, dedication, patriotism and sacrifice.

It is simply not acceptable that 60 percent of current claims take more than 125 days to process.

I think there's no question it's killing the entrepreneur spirit of wanting to go in and start something.

So insurance for us costs well over $2,000 per employee.

We have to maintain a certain core capability at all times, whether we are in war or not.

I am very apprehensive about this for that reason, but also, I am apprehensive about these end strength reductions that are being proposed for the same reason.

we are extremely concerned about BRAC--extremely concerned not--not so much because of what it is, but because of--the DOD's math doesn't, quite honestly, in my opinion, sometimes seem to be straightforward

I want to talk today about gas prices. I represent a poor, rural congressional district where, unlike in the big cities, you have to have an automobile to get around. In the 10 years I've been in Congress, I have not had any issue that has…