"A reduction of $1.3 billion in shipbuilding means fewer ships, less maintenance on our current fleet."
"It is vital that as America's representatives we meet the requirements of our military."
"I do not believe that this budget lives up to that promise."
"Americans must exercise restraint with their own funds, then government officials must be required to exercise an even higher standard when spending other peoples' hard-earned income."
"I re-introduced legislation, H.J.Res. 2, to deliver to Congress the necessary pressure to rein in spending."
"Our nation faces many difficult decisions in the coming years, and Congress faces great pressure to spend beyond its means."
"Unless each Congress--regardless of party affiliation--is forced to make the decisions necessary to create a balanced budget, the temptation will always be there for Congress to spend more than it rec..."
"I look forward to receiving testimony today on what the Department is doing to ensure that management integration issues will not continue to get in the way of the Department's need to carry out its m..."
"Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to go back 10 years and look at the 9/11 Commission report."
"The topic is extremely important, not simply for the well-being of the industry and for preserving their competitiveness in the international arena, but for our national security as a whole."
"I applaud that approach because I think he is moving in that direction."
"What is it going to take to fund safety?"