Jerry Moran

I do not understand why Members of Congress do not see this action by DOJ and banking regulators as a terrible intrusion upon Congressional authority.

I think it is the reason I would ask you to include us in this conversation is because we have a role here to prioritize how money is spent.

Let me associate myself with the gentleman from Montana in his raising concerns about offices, FSA.

I just encourage you to continue to work with us and others to make certain that the FCC gets an order that is not--

One of the innovative ways of promoting water conservation and yet allowing farmers a shot at success is the limited-irrigation crop insurance product program.

The fault in many ways lies with us.

It's absolutely necessary that you do that.

There's never enough champions for this way of life, and for what we do in Kansas and Iowa.

If the worst was to happen and Pakistan's government imploded, what preparations do you have with regard to Pakistan and its nuclear capability?

The impact of phasing out the A-10.

I think that the Contract Tower Program is one of our most successful and cost-effective programs.

The underlying question is, how can we afford it?

I am confident that we are going to be at IOC in 2016.

We want to thank Mr. Royce, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, for introducing this resolution and promoting the idea of having a bust of Vaclav Havel in the U.S. Capitol. We completely agree with his motivation and the words…

The crux of that effort was to recognize, in particularly a State like ours, like mine, that VA hospitals are a long way from many veterans.

It may be a long list, but it does not seem sufficient.

We want to continue to work with the VA to expand this program.

If it is important to accomplish the goals that NBAF will accomplish, my assumption is it is important to accomplish them sooner rather than later.

Thank you for your continued support for a facility called the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF).

The uncertainty that Congress and the administration can create in budgets and spending creates a real challenge as we try to recruit young people to the professions.

I certainly noticed that although you will find that it's, this request, this plea for constant increasing of funding is one that we've made for a number of reasons.

Mr. Chairman, thank you. Dr. Collins, thank you for your testimony.

In my view, this could be the defining disease of our generation.

We understand how important this issue is in a human, very direct way.

When you analyze what the costs are going to be, you need to know what the trend is.