"In Professor Cass Sunstein, the President has found someone with exceptional qualifications and extraordinary talent."
"It is very frustrating to many of my constituents that the rulemaking process appears to be so opaque and so difficult."
"But when I talked to the Coast Guard about this issue, and I asked the question--What is the back-up going to be?--there is not an answer to that."
"I am concerned that the Administration is really putting the cart before the horse here."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"We need more emphasis on military construction to properly modernize and maintain the industrial infrastructure."
"Although I am encouraged by this good news, I continue to be concerned about the lack of alignment between the branches' funding timelines, which could increase the overall cost to the taxpayer and th..."
"the Coast Guard is in danger of losing its polar icebreaking capacity."
"How are you going to meet the legislative mandate of the SAFE Port Act with regard to the centers at high-priority ports when you are zeroing out the funding?"
"It does not make sense to me that DHS is recommending the decommissioning of the LORAN-C system..."
"the President's proposed budget would provide no funding for polar icebreakers."