Steve Womack: “Today we are here to examine the President's budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal…”

I do think it is a bit dangerous, though, for us to enter into an era where we are usurping the authority of our Governors.

I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the last speaker, my friend, Earl Blumenauer. It was a source of pride for me to be here on the floor this morning and see the gentleman's last speech on the floor of the House of Representatives…

I think a lot of us up here would agree that the federal bureaucracy has become bloated, but I think we need to be a little bit more precise in downsizing a department with a mission as critical.

General Saltzman has a very small entity... but a very important one. His mission is absolutely critical in the country.