That practice must end.

This is a basic requirement of government, and until that threshold is met, no money should be spent.

I believe that all of you on this committee agree that the American people deserve a budget system that is real, genuine, and authentic.

I do not believe that the president's budget takes us there. In fact, I believe it undercuts that investment.

We must resist the temptation to attack either of these programs as a means to solve our budget problems.

This budget puts significant limitations on our military hardware.

Our nation faces many difficult decisions in the coming years, and Congress faces great pressure to spend beyond its means.

A reduction of $1.3 billion in shipbuilding means fewer ships, less maintenance on our current fleet.

We must protect the earned benefits in Social Security and Medicare, and ensure programs like Medicaid stay strong--not cut them in order to maintain tax breaks for the richest Americans.

it seems to me that we ought to stop paying companies for leaving the United States of America with tax advantages.

I ask this committee to use part of that money to help forgive certain student loans on millions of Americans who are struggling with student loan debt.

The federal government just needs to fund those mandates, so that every child in every school district can get the best possible education.