Timothy Roemer: “I would add that while there is not necessarily a need to return to the 1984 staffing levels, there is concern that the…”

this bill is dripping and glowing red, not the red of compassion of Valentine's Day, but the red of deficits and the red ink that is not paid for and will cost taxpayers across the country. This will cost taxpayers $180 billion over 5…

this amendment I think is noncontroversial and has been worked out previously with the distinguished chairman and the ranking member who have supported this. It is to establish a civilian linguist reserve corps. First of all, I am very…

We need one person in charge, one person with accountability, one person with responsibility and the president's ear to be able to manage, hire dire, have an appropriation budget, and direct the activities of the 15 different agencies that…

if we were playing a baseball game, it would be three strikes and then out. This is not the third but the fourth time that we have tried to do this bill in the right and the balanced and the appropriate and the bipartisan way. We finally…