I note that the President's Budget Request for the Army failed to include any OCO funding for depot maintenance.

Securing our Nation's transportation systems is paramount, and for that reason we must ensure that every dollar TSA spends directly addresses that goal.

I believe TSA is capable of doing just that without compromising security.

Given the challenging economic climate we are facing, TSA should be making personnel decisions and any decisions that impact spending with a keen eye towards their impact on enhancing and improving security.

Does the Army plan to request any waivers for any systems or sub-systems?

I am very concerned about the drastic reduction that the Army is taking between FY12 and FY13 in depot maintenance funding for ground combat vehicles.

The growth of TSA's bureaucracy has outpaced the number of travelers the agency was designed to protect.

I will oppose any initiative that seeks to undermine the preeminence of our military.

Our Nation cannot afford additional reductions in our military.

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.

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

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

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

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.

I remain deeply concerned that the more problems we have with mounting debts and runaway mandatory spending, the harder it is to keep our commitment to our Nation's veterans.

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

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

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

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…

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 would hope that we could submit some questions for the record.

The budget that we just had proposed cuts Army depot expenditures in 2013 by 50 percent.

What I would like to ask you, I know the President has asked you all to come up with proposals to cut your budget by a certain number next year or maybe the year after...