Katherine Hackett... is one of the victims of the non-action on the unemployment extension.

If the sequester levels go into effect in 2016 and years beyond, I mean, really it is not just aircraft carriers that are going to be impacted.

I think, you know, my friend Mr. McIntyre raised the issue of the ORP [Ohio Replacement Program] funding...

People who are minimum-wage workers are choosing between a gallon of milk and a gallon of gas.

The better way to do it is to raise people's income, and as you point out, the savings that we would garner from raising the minimum wage far surpasses anything that folks were trying to do with the farm bill that just passed here.

the notion that this is, you know, somehow going to obstruct its recovery, just events in just the last few days in a state that is poised to move forward really kind of rebuts that.

I regret that I cannot be present for today's session, as I am joining Admiral Mike Connor, Commander of our nation's submarine forces, on a visit to an in-service Virginia class submarine to see firsthand the skill of our submariners and…

we know what our number one drivers of our deficit and our debts are, and we need to address that. And it is not defense spending.

this Congress has an obligation to make sure that our men and women in uniform have the tools, the equipment, and the training and the leadership that they deserve.

it is just not right that we are trying to balance our budgets, our Nation's budgets on the backs of our men and women in uniform and their families.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I thank you for your kind words.

That is a really pretty safe assumption?

Not without a constitutional amendment.

In my opinion, that is clearly the best way to strengthen the network of access for veterans in this country.

And if we do the math, okay, we are talking about 2019 is when this issue could be revisited.

If H.R. 3633 were to pass... we would still have a terrible challenge in terms of access to health care for TRICARE.

I mean, in terms of its history as far as veterans are concerned, in fact it is really the opposite.

Your commitment to getting us there is based on real results. It is not a talking point for you.

We have to see how the money is being spent, so congratulations on that great achievement.

There is strong bipartisan support for getting a 300-ship Navy.

I think it is important sometimes to remember the Budget Control Act is not like we are helpless in front of it, and sequestration to boot.

the historical precedent of sequestration in the 1990s and early 2000s, when Congress came together on a bipartisan basis with a balanced package of deficit reduction, turned off those chainsaws that were put into place with Gramm-Rudman.

In addition to protecting workers, the inspector general's office also makes recommendations which call for new and better regulations to protect America's taxpayers. The Department of Education provides more than $150 billion every year…

The bill that Representative Hinojosa and I are developing would establish a unified database to collect information on elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect.

This is an important issue and Representative Hinojosa and I are working on our legislation, and we have provisions that will strengthen services and access for LGBT seniors.