03/02/2010
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"I agree with former Secretary of Defense Gates, who said the 'entitlements are eating us alive,' the major one being growth of health care costs."
"We can't go on like this. So we have to come up with a compensation package which deals with this."
"Now, you didn't mention that we have a $2 billion cost overrun in the USS Gerald R. Ford. Tell me, has anybody been fired from their job as a result of a $2 billion cost overrun of an aircraft carrier..."
"I want to thank the witnesses and I wish that every member of Congress and every American were tuning in to your testimony today so that we would have a sense of urgency that, unfortunately, is certai..."