"I think we have got to get back to that place where there is bipartisan support for doing these things, and that is really the key."
"I think it is a Congress issue. I think it is a people issue that we have to agree that what we are doing right now is unsustainable."
"There has been a resurgence of economic confidence within our country."
"I would hope that our Committee will eventually come to terms with that and be willing to deal with it no matter how tough the political world may be."
"I am sure it was more over political reasons and the political consequences of trying to support something like that rather than one on merit."
"We owe it to them to ensure that promise is kept, and that the care they receive is of a high quality."
"As Members of Congress, how can we support the VA, and are there legislative changes we need to make to help stem leadership and accountability failures?"
"The members of America's Armed Forces are promised care for life due to the sacrifice they make to serve our Nation."
"I said in my opening remarks that--and this is kind of a prayer that I have for our country--that we would spend as much time trying to use lessons learned in history to better protect ourselves again..."
"But here we are today talking about how can we add to more mandatory spending in this country when any person with half a brain and decent in eighth grade math can figure out that when 70 percent of y..."
"I believe that $22.5 trillion of debt is way too much, and we are going to spend $400-plus billion this year on servicing that debt."