"I hope that the military services will be able to sustain higher funding in the out-years."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you for calling this important hearing."
"This is the second hearing we have had on this extremely important topic."
"I can tell that the specificity is there, the metrics, the harnessing of incentives, the re-education or better education down to the garrison level..."
"I will work with you to make sure that the action plans that are formulated are carried out, and we will continue our oversight in the future."
"To begin with, I want to commend the courage and persistence of military spouses for bringing this issue to our attention."
"I believe our military has the capability to walk and chew gum at the same time. I think we can handle multiple priorities simultaneously and do them right and do them well."
"The fiscal year 2020 budget proposal goes a long way towards rebuilding our forces toward readiness and finally investing in modernization."
"So if the threat is as urgent as you suggest, and I believe it is, and if time is of the essence, I would highly recommend that Colorado Springs be the best location."
"However, when national energy policy is debated, this committee's role is to ensure that any emerging policy does not adversely affect military operations--an important but much more narrow issue."
"Yeah, $10 million. And if the day comes when biofuels are less expensive, sure, let's experiment with them then and see how effective they are, how cheap they are, and how available they are. I am a b..."