Richard Shelby

According to the data--and I don't have all the data--that I've received, there would be no savings there.

It is my hope that the Navy will continue to equitably, whatever that means, distribute work between the two LCS shipyards.

It just changes the game, doesn't it?

It would be hard to intercept?

I urge you to continue talking about it, Mr. Chairman.

The current structure, however, has allowed the Fed to expand its reach in many ways.

It seems to me that there is a lot of ration off this. It does not need to be partisan.

The Fed should not only be able to answer these questions; it should be held accountable for its actions.

Congress wrote the statute that created the Fed and sets forth its policy objectives.

The agency needs a new ship, because the fleet is aging, as you pointed out.

Such a disjointed request, I believe, ignores current fiscal realities and raises immediate questions about the administration's priorities.

We look forward to working with you to make sure that the Justice Department is properly funded.

The ATF position is open, a very important position, for the enforcement of existing laws.

Maybe when we fix a broken window, we have to fix the broken political process, and we have to get the job done.

We simply cannot afford such an increase in spending while operating under our current budget constraints.

I believe, and I would hope you would agree, that this is unacceptable.

I am deeply troubled by your support of the President's unilateral Executive actions, which provide amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.

I believe that it is critical for you to return the Office of Attorney General to its constitutional purpose, which is to enforce the laws of the land, not the decrees and whims of the President.

We are going to have to ask the right and tough questions.

We appreciate that. We will continue to look at that.

It is incumbent upon this subcommittee, as Senator Mikulski has said many times, that we are accountable to the American people and to our colleagues, and you are accountable to us.

While I agree as we all do that competition is important, prudent decisions in constrained fiscal environments such as this, are very important.

If they can complete them, we would not need to spend that money with Russia; right?

The bottom line is you need more money; is that right?

It appears NASA is already purchasing its own insurance policy in case the crew providers are not ready.