Jerry Moran

We need a multiyear, adequately funded transportation authorization before it expires at the end of this month. There is no question but gas prices are too high, but when the speculation subsides and when the world's oil price starts to…

We care a lot about this from the livestock aspect, the cost to the economy. We are an agricultural State.

The consequences of our failure to do so are more expensive in the loss of life and the economic damage to our economy and our people.

the consequences of our failure to do so are more expensive in the loss of life and the economic damage to our economy and our people.

I think this needs to receive greater thought than just a strict mileage requirement.

So roughly, are we talking 200,000 Active plus Reserve and Guard?

If you look at it mathematically--and I think in is a best-case scenario, sequestration would require us to find cuts of at least another $134 billion.

Every parent wants to make certain that their child has the opportunity to grow up in a safe environment.

One of the reasons that that's so troublesome to me is that we're sending a message to the next generation.

I am concerned that the executive branch over the years on a bipartisan basis really has attempted to usurp the prerogatives of the legislative branch.

I would agree that if we actually paid 100 percent of actual costs, that is a different story than paying 101 percent of something less than costs.

I think working on then the definition of what that cost means is a secondary issue, and I would be glad to work with you on that.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Ranking Member Bishop and your excellent staff and particularly Mr. Washington and Ms. Hammack and particularly Dr. Robyn and her staff, John Conger, who used to work for the former chair of the…

I couldn't agree more. And I agree with--did we put this language in that I was handed that we are not going to give any more money to Pakistan until they--this is actually in the bill, or we want to put it in?

The best way that we can stop these horrendous losses of limbs and lives is to get our troops the hell out of there.

I commend you for choosing a profession, a career, a path, that I think matters so much in changing the world.

We haven't upgraded the rule for 40 years.

I do share your concerns about access to healthcare particularly in rural areas and know how important that is to community survival.

One of the many challenges facing our Nation involves a shortage of well-trained allied health professionals.

We have seen serious fatalities, a record of more than, 21.3 percent per 100,000.

I appreciate that story very much. It was very impressive, again, for me to see in the laboratory.

Budgeting is about priorities.

I do want to make very clear that it is important for us to allow for young people to have the ability to go through education programs such as 4-H programs.

I think most of us spend our lives trying to create hope for other people.

Well, that and the issue of drugs, in some cases over half of the money spent on drugs is wasted...