"Pakistan poses unprecedented nuclear danger that demands our full attention."
"Doesn't this mean, if the logic of the NPR holds true, that, the assumption we can rely on our conventional capabilities and conventional deterrent, should be reconsidered?"
"You did not forewarn us that this was coming. You did not ask advice about how we should handle it."
"I have a church in my district called the Union Baptist Church. It has had a permit for a cemetery since 1954."
"Well, I appreciate it. I understand my staff has been in contact with your staff, and I understand that you may not be able to do a waiver but we could do a land swap."
"My concern is, there has been some press reports that the Administration has given guidance to maximize the pain in the sequestration to demonstrate to the public these cuts are unreasonable."
"I hate to waste time in this hearing on a parochial issue, but apparently I have to since your staff has not been able to handle this for me."
"I agree with that. My concern is, there has been some press reports that the Administration has given guidance to maximize the pain in the sequestration to demonstrate to the public these cuts are unr..."
"Thank you, Madam Chair. And it is exceptionally good to see you there in the chair this year. Congratulations."
"We tried to find efficiencies. We did, we think, find efficiencies, that we could kind of wring out some savings in the committee."
"We are continuing our review on the Benghazi terrorist attacks and it is going slower than we want because we can't apply the right personnel resources to the task."
"So the committee was able to absorb in the 112th Congress an 11 percent cut."