Barbara Mikulski

The anger we see in America right now is directly tied to the loss of jobs, as well as the loss of confidence in our institution.

I want to win the markets.

Those companies in Maryland that build satellites say that if we could refurbish, we could save money and yet maintain productivity.

I want to thank you for your service, both as a Marine Corps officer, as an astronaut, and now for the leadership that you have helped to provide NASA.

I am concerned about America and its future. I am concerned about where the jobs are going to be and where our young people are going to work.

I am concerned that NASA has reduced the funding for satellite servicing in fiscal year 2017.

If it makes it, and I believe it can and it must, it will secure America's place in astronomy for the next 50 years.

This is my final scheduled hearing of what is now called the CJS Subcommittee.

Don't you think the Army runs on its stomach and the Army, the military, ought to help them.

It's one of my favorite hearings because it goes right to the heart of the active duty military, the retired military and their families.

I feel like I'm at war with the DOD budgeteers over the shrinking of commissaries.

We are very much concerned about the whole issue of safety and soundness of financial institutions.

It is actually news that you can use with your own constituents.

I want to thank you for being willing to serve as the IRS Commissioner.

This is an area we ought to keep an eye on.

I know that since 2011, you have really had 6 years of consecutive annual budget cuts because of the Congress.

That is outrageous that is uncollected, and it is uncollected because some people avoid and some people do not know.

Barb, help us do our job. Barb, we want to be able to collect the taxes.

I want to see these ideas move to products under American standards that are American jobs, that give us jobs here in exports.

I want to win those Nobel Prizes, but I really do want to win those markets.

We want jobs in America, we want jobs that will not leave America.

I really think our socks are down on the tech transfer, I really do.

I know both the President and you are very concerned about jobs and job growth, and certainly the electorate is.

I am very proud of you and the job that you are doing.

Of course, what the private sector says is government does not create jobs, the private sector does. I agree with that.