The American public and people around the world are sick and tired of war and violence.

We do not need more war and conflict. War is messy. It is bloody, it destroy the hopes, the aspirations, and the dreams of a people.

I think we need to find ways to demonstrate to countries that we will not put up with this.

The bad news is the countries that don't like us, including Iran, Russia, and China, have probed our critical infrastructure and have looked for vulnerabilities and are prepared to turn it off if necessary.

We need to think about things that directly apply to cybersecurity.

I would call it coercion.

We have taken kind of a passive approach. We have taken a technical approach. We have focused on making our defenses strong which you could call it a Maginot Line approach.

When I first came to Congress almost 30 years ago, I served on the old Public Works and Transportation Committee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing this morning.

As we work to prevent overpayment, you have cautioned us about avoiding unintended consequences.

I want to thank all of the witnesses for being here.

I think that would be very valuable. We have done some good things, but there are many issues that are unfinished.

You cannot get blood from a turnip.

I am honored to be here with my friends from the Georgia delegation, Senator Isakson and Senator Perdue.

Could you tell me, members of the panel, what does the evidence show is the result of letting important safety net programs expire, elapse?

Voter fraud has not been perpetuated by immigrants, nor have they been exacerbated by changes in national immigration policies.

It takes chutzpah, or disregard, or even disrespect, to hold a hearing alleging fraud by Latino and other immigrants.

The Republicans may want to go down in history as the party who tried once again, 100 years later, to nullify the right to vote.

I am not prepared to give up on single mothers. I see so many single mothers.

It is impossible to get blood from a turnip. We can do better and we must do better.

Education is the great equalizer.

Well, as one Member of Congress and a member of this committee, I want to apologize to you for what the, a piece of my government, what the IRS did to you.

I happen to believe that trade policies should be a reflection of the values that we share, as a Nation, and as a people.

The budget passed by the House Republicans last year would have unfairly targeted low- and moderate-income Americans for significant cuts.

I am honored and delighted to be here to say a few words about this young man, the Presidential nominee for Deputy Director at the Office of Personnel Management.