"After their sacrifice for this country, it is our responsibility to make sure that all of our vets are taken care of."
"I appreciate the support that the subcommittee expressed last year on the MOU when I testified, and I regret to report that our efforts to work with the agencies involved have not been successful, and..."
"I encourage you not to overlook the vital impact we have as the Guard being an operational reserve."
"the funding on military cannot be obtained on the back of nondefense discretionary spending."
"it is going to have to be one that marries itself to reality and the current level of support that we could expect out of the leadership in the Afghan forces so that we don't add to their responsibili..."
"from 2001 to 2014, the Active-Duty military has shrunk by 4 percent while the number of civilian defense employees has grown by 15 percent."
"we need a budget agreement. We need the administration, we need the Senate, the House to come to a workable number that we can agree to get rid of the sequestration and the Budget Control Act"
"We need a budget agreement. We need the administration, we need the Senate, the House to come to a workable number."
"We cannot afford to be at war because we did not have the capable military force to deter all foreign forces."
"Please understand that these populations have quadrupled since the project feasibility study where significant numbers of homeowners, businesses, infrastructure which remain vulnerable to flooding, an..."
"I have been working on this since I have been in Congress, 25 years, and I would like to get it done in my lifetime."