"I believe that civil rights and discrimination issues facing the Department are a big concern that this Committee needs to monitor."
"we want to know more about that."
"This is exactly why we wanted to hold the hearing today, is to be able to begin to have that discussion about how we can streamline and consolidate."
"We need to be confident that we are sound stewards of limited taxpayer dollars and that we are cracking down on any fraud and abuse."
"In order to have a middle class in this country, I firmly believe that we need to make things and grow things."
"We are very proud in Michigan in the last century to be the heart of American manufacturing."
"They are aiming to compete with us because they want what we have had: a robust middle class and a strong economy for the majority of their citizens."
"We should strongly invest in those things that have begun to work."
"For our private sector to have the confidence to invest--and these are major investments--to create jobs, we need longer-term policies."
"as Senator Stabenow so articulately discussed, we are hoping to be able to lead the way in the development of technologies in the area of alternative energy."
"Thank you very much."
"In order to have a strong middle class in America, we must continue to make and grow things in this country."