"Congress continues to support the development of necessary upgrades to the OH-58D."
"Can Congress expect a final acquisition decision on the AAS program prior to any further consideration of improvements?"
"It is increasingly important that restraint is exercised to prevent unnecessary investments in the legacy platform."
"General Bogdan, on February 22, 51 F-35s were grounded after a routine inspection revealed a crack on a turbine blade."
"As a matter of fact, in the 1995 budget proposed by President Clinton, who takes credit for the surpluses later on, it proposed over $200 billion in budget deficits as far as the eye could see."
"I think that would be very helpful because it is frustrating to me because, on the one hand, our brothers and sisters at the other end of the building, at least if they have taken the hit, proposed sp..."
"I certainly support regular order there"
"I think the President cannot realistically believe that this has a prayer of passing."
"Maybe we need to give it another name. I have come up with one, Madam Chair. Let us call it 'TRICOLA'--truth in cost of living adjustments."
"It was not a Bush war. It was something that we all did and all Americans supported it--one dissenting vote in the House of Representatives."
"If we cannot do that to save the system and to save a successful program, then we are pretty well not going to be able to save Medicare and Social Security in the future."