I am afraid that we might have lost days or weeks because of China's unwillingness to share those early case samples.

But to hold the President of the United States responsible for the behavior of China in response to this is unconscionable.

Well, on that I applaud you for following the lead; on other things, I don't.

only in Washington is an increase called a cut.

the fact of the matter is that you and I both understand exactly what title 10 was intended for. It was never meant to promote or fund abortions.

I mean, God forbid, this becomes more serious than it is--and it is anticipated it could be serious, more serious--we could actually come back any time and pass more emergency funding above our budget caps, couldn't we?

I applaud the Department for doing what every department should do when they come to Congress for an emergency request.

Why in world would we deny it? Can you come up with any reason why? Other than teacher union opposition, could you come up with any other reason why we would deny that?

What is outrageous is the 25 percent of our children, of our eighth graders can't read a grade-level passage.

I just don't understand the argument against it. I never will understand the argument against it.

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There is risk--thank you for that question--in the attrition aircraft, but it is a balanced mix for the Navy.

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I think that by not signing onto it we lose the credibility for the very same thing we are arguing for, accepting rules and norms in the international arena.

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