"The Department of Defense (DOD) estimates it needs $88.5 billion in FY13 OCO funding of which $85.6B is to conduct military operations for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan."
"Establishing a National Heritage Area in the Delta would help combat these issues and preserve its vibrant community and fragile resources."
"It seems to me that we are shorting an extremely important program in the directed energy that many members of your subcommittee are interested in."
"It seems to me that this directed energy issue is extremely important, has extraordinary potential."
"We must clarify the existing law to guarantee that due process rights for every American are protected."
"Is it not a fact that we are hundreds of millions of dollars behind in maintenance at the National Parks?"
"We have challenges because of the fact that we are having these places as icons of America."
"We need more comprehensive--not from you, but from us--energy policy."
"This hearing and the debate going on here is, I don't know, the 27th year, the 30th year of it."
"Most everything that occurs, there are winners and there are losers. And the task at hand is to find a way in which there are winners and winners."
"if we want to do something besides just yak back and forth across these various hearings we could focus on innovative solutions such as this one that you have just recommended."