Susan Davis

We have essentially been involved in the same war that was started after 9/11.

I want to thank the committee for including amendment No. 111 in this en bloc. After the tragic fires that we have seen in California, we must do everything possibly to protect our communities. In San Diego, helicopters and air tankers had…

I would like to associate myself with the comments from Ranking Member Brady in regards to our colleagues over in the Senate too.

I certainly appreciate your efforts here in attempting to reform the defense agencies.

I think it has been, you know, you have been excellent in trying to help us see where some of the pitfalls are in moving forward and, at the same time, that we need to move forward.

The way we handle this issue certainly reflects our values.

I think another idea which we would stress... is ways to strengthen the Budget Committee.

I would say try not to bite off too much more than you can chew.

We look forward to your insights on adapting space's contested domain and how we can protect our assets and deter a war in space.

I think we are looking at 2020, and obviously the decision has to be made far before that.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And, General, thank you very much for being here.

Thank you all for your service and for being with us to testifying today.

To truly defeat ISIS, we must be just as determined to secure a durable peace as we have been to achieve a decisive military victory.

We cannot allow the region to fall into violent extremism again.

Military achievements alone, as I think we all know, will not guarantee long-term success.

The Central Command area of responsibility remains critical to our national interests, and we have to maintain a focus on security in the region.

I think your strong statement earlier about our diplomatic missions need to be supported as much budgetarily as our defense missions as well.

We have to eliminate sequestration and lift the BCA [Budget Control Act] caps.

Of course, fiscal certainty is also critically important, and we are all well aware of the challenges in that regard.

I look forward to working with all of the Members of this Committee in a bipartisan way to ensure more transparency as we move into the future.

It has never been our intention to prevent Members from communicating about websites like healthcare.gov with their constituents.

I hope this change today spurs interest in what I have been hoping to do, which is to review and update rules regarding Member communications.

I appreciate my counterpart on the Franking Commission, which many of you know is an equally divided commission that oversees the franking rules that Members have to follow for offering communications from our offices.

These changes that we are proposing today are long overdue.

I have received hundreds of letters from constituents who are deeply worried about the proposed tax plan. One San Diegan told me that, without the State and local tax deduction, his family of seven faces a loss of over $40,000 in…