Dutch Ruppersberger

Thank you, Chairman Gowdy and Ranking Member Cummings, thank you for having this hearing in Baltimore.

We need your expertise and your advocacy, especially when it comes to this President.

We have the reports. We have had years of talk. Now it is time for action.

You have the expertise, you are an advocate, you have committed. But if you don't have the money, it is not going to work.

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Transferring these costs for the federal government to the state and local governments I think is outrageous.

I would think that if we are going to move forward and spend the money, all the issues you said this ship does not have now, we need to move forward with an intelligence component.

If remain unchecked, the Russians will extend their sphere of influence to over 5 million square miles of Arctic ice and water.

We swore an oath to protect our Constitution and defend our country.

If I was advising the President, I think he could help bring this country together by saying that we are going after the bad guys.

The boss you have right now is the President of the United States, who won his election a lot on the visual wall issue, where Mexico was going to pay. I don't think that is going to happen.

We need to have your expertise.

I think it is really important. In this business of politics it is important you listen to your wife.

I believe all ports should be staffed on a fair and level playing field.

I blame Congress for where we are right now. Our Senate passed an immigration bill without amnesty, and we couldn't get it on the floor in the House.

U.S. presence in the Arctic is necessary for more than just power projection; it is a matter of national security.

I believe that should be the federal government paying for it.

Politically, look, unfortunately, we have a lot of politics in this country. We are split.

There are 11 million illegals in this country. So that is not going to ultimately solve the problem.

It is essential that the United State be ready to assist any uptick in Arctic commerce.

I am proud to introduce and welcome to Washington, Maryland State Delegate Ric Metzgar, a friend for a long time, Second District resident, who has been representing eastern Baltimore County in the Maryland General Assembly since 2015. He…

And my question was going to be, and you have already repeated it: Do you agree with what I said that we need to repeal sequestration?

Our country is the greatest country in the world.

Let's pull together this committee. We know each other, and we trust each other.

Congress has failed to show leadership when it comes to funding the Pentagon, and I agree with you on that comment.