today, I rise to introduce the Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act, which establishes an independent non-profit public charity that acts as a philanthropic intermediary between the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, and the…

As you can imagine, Admiral, this subcommittee has that assignment of preventing sequestration, and we will do our absolute best. I can assure you that.

Thank you very much. Mr. Secretary, I thank you for your request of $250 million for the city and county of Honolulu rail project.

I want to continue to do so.

Mr. Secretary, are you planning to use part of the IT budget resources on the iEHR?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

A final question, Mr. Secretary. You somehow alluded to this. I know you have been working with the Secretary of Defense on creating a seamless transition between DOD and VA.

I commend the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in its efforts to improve the delivery of foreign assistance in more-efficient ways.

this amendment would lower the nondefense discretionary cap established by the Budget Control Act by $11 billion to offset transfers from the general fund necessary to replenish the highway trust fund. This amendment is in clear violation…

I will continue to do all I can to support your vision of good jobs for everyone, because a strong economy depends on a strong middle class.

the amendment of the junior Senator from Tennessee would lower the nondefense discretionary cap established in the Budget Control Act by $20 billion in order to offset transfers from the general fund necessary to replenish the highway…

last September we rightly rejected a Coburn amendment not much different from this one. Senator Coburn claims that the purpose of this amendment is to reduce duplication, but in reality it would just give a $10 billion reduction in…

I want to thank you for the great work you've done here.

I might suggest that explicitly targeting such programs is not a constructive way to begin a dialog over what I consider to be an agency crucial to our Government's function, our Nation's economic well being, and our safety and security.

I strongly suggest to you that, as with the budget, it is always better to start these conversations sooner.

Less than a year after one of the most devastating tsunami's the world has ever seen, the Department of Commerce decided that NOAA's tsunami warning program was, according to standards outlined in your testimony, nonessential, redundant…

Madam Chair, thank you very much for this opportunity to say a few words about the President's fiscal year 2013 budget relating to the Commerce Department.

I want to applaud you and the President for working to find ways to support our small businesses and decrease our trade deficit even in these perilous budget times.

I sincerely congratulate you and the President on your willingness and desire to think creatively about how we may make Federal activities more efficient.

I look forward to working with you to make certain that the fiscal year 2013 appropriations bill reflects the current and future needs of the U.S. Army.

I will continue to do all I can to support your vision of good jobs for everyone, because a strong economy depends on a strong middle class.

What assurances can you provide that NIH supports the IDeA program and will continue to sustain research infrastructure support targeting the chronically underfunded IDeA States?

The President has proposed a nearly 50 percent cut to the Community Services Block Grants.

In this challenging fiscal environment, I will do my best to support the continued progress of science and U.S. competitiveness.

I find this rather strange.