"These responsibilities are in addition to the many other challenges associated with the operation of a Department with some 210,000 employees and a mission to secure our borders."
"Senator Lieberman and I have been strong advocates for reforms that have resulted in greater competition, accountability, and transparency to Federal contracting."
"I would be remiss in my duties as the Ranking Minority Member if I did not ask that you also treat requests from the Minority in the same manner..."
"In my own family, we are all too familiar with the pain and hardship associated with Alzheimer's."
"Alzheimer's is a devastating disease that takes a tremendous personal and economic toll on both the individual, the family, and our country."
"Thank you so much for holding this very important hearing that is of such tremendous interest, as you can see by this packed room."
"They talked to me about the need to have a patient-centered reimbursement system under healthcare rather than a procedure-centered system."
"I wonder if that could be expanded to also be a screen for mental health problems."
"But, I'd like each of you to discuss how you're coordinating with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for example, and the National Guard."
"I am concerned, however, about the problems that occur after the men and women come home from deployment or after they have been discharged."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, let me first thank you, Senator Graham, and Senator Cornyn for your leadership on this extraordinarily troubling issue."