"Despite being legally required to testify before this Committee last year and twice this year, Treasury Secretary Yellen is a no-show."
"As a capitalist and entrepreneur, you were able to take advantage of the economic freedom this country presents and start your own business and do well with it."
"I have got some of my constituents who are working to try to get that done because there apparently is not any flexibility in theirs."
"The issue we are exploring today rises to among the very top."
"The Department of Defense recently released a report coming to the bold conclusion that contract consolidation in the defense industrial market is a national security threat."
"Choosing to procure with these vehicles must not result in devastating impacts to the small industrial base."
"The resulting loss of small contractors means less competition and, ultimately, higher costs to the taxpayers."
"We need to get out of this by quit spending money we are printing that is worthless."
"We need to make it easier on main street, we need to cut taxes, we need to reduce regulations."
"Made in America still matters. And so anything that we can do to support that I think is going to be beneficial to our communities."
"I want to start off by thanking all our nation's veterans, service Members, and their families for their sacrifice to our great country."