Bruce Poliquin: “How can we make sure this is not a continuing problem, Mr. Secretary?”

I have never seen a part of our Federal government, to be very honest with you, Mr. O'Rourke, who is--tries to be less accountable than the VA.

At what point do you think the debt service payments, the interest on that debt becomes a problem for our economy?

The national debt--I am pivoting a little bit, Mr. Powell--is about $21 trillion. It is horrible.

I happen to believe, and I know you do too, Mr. Carson, that the role of government is to help people escape poverty, not help them become comfortable in poverty.