"I think this is really a lesson for communities across the United States who are grappling with affordable housing problems."
"The DOD plans to buy 2,456 F-35s, and the F-35 is one of the most egregious boondoggles in the history of the Pentagon."
"The military did not have the common sense to make F-35 engines transportable by all of the tow trucks it owns."
"It costs $85 million per aircraft, and it can fly 44 percent of the time. That is absolutely absurd."
"my objective as a U.S. Congress person is to make sure that our tax dollars are being spent to actually keep us safe, not line the pockets of defense contractors for boondoggles."
"What troubles me most about your conduct Dr. Morens, is the extent to which it is so willingly betrays decades of dedication, diligence, and decorum from the thousands of Federal scientists and public..."
"It is not anti-science to hold you accountable for defying the public's trust and misusing official resources."
"While accountability for instances of misconduct is essential to ensuring the public's continued trust in our Federal institutions and their use of taxpayer dollars, Dr. Morens' testimony today is not..."
"Some of our greatest national treasures are parks, not only for the natural beauty they provide, but also for the history that they preserve."
"They need money. Congress can provide the resources."
"Each law invests $5 billion into Federal wildland fire management."
"When we cut funding, we are hurting parents who have saved all year to take their kids or grandkids camping."