"As far as I am concerned, since this is very much a matter of leveraging, it would be unfortunate to enable the States to supplant their own contribution with Federal funds, so I would hope that not be done."
"Because we have other witnesses, this is not going to be as long as I wish it could be, because this is one of the most exciting aspects of the entire appropriations bill that we have to consider."
"If you could share with us just a few minutes on the ethical leadership programs that you conduct, whether you are able to meet the demand, and where the demand comes from?"
"I am concerned that we might not be heading in the best of directions."
"It causes us to think about ourselves as a people, what kind of people we have been, what kind of people we are and want to be."
"But your request is for a reduction, and yet your initiative is to create jobs all over the country, new jobs, jobs that are designed to serve as a magnet for further economic development."
"There is, I think, a real danger in us not really mixing and getting to know each other and socializing like we used to."
"I think it is just absolutely critical to where we are."
"I am just wondering how the concealed carry would apply there, although since it is D.C. and not Virginia, they are different laws."
"I personally think that we need to find a more bullet proof way to keep a solid national backbone of streamgages in the national interest."
"We appreciate your commitment to the humanities and to civility and to bridge-building between people, organizations, and cultures of different perspectives."