Polls have closed in Mississippi where we are waiting for results in what has been a close and nasty GOP Senate race.

on Memorial Day 2014, I will join a grateful nation in paying homage to the men and women of our Armed Forces who have given their lives to defend this Nation. The people of Mississippi are proud and supportive of those in military…

my impressions of the so-called Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are that it is too costly, too complex, and too intrusive. Small business owners in my State have been particularly vocal about having to choose between making…

There is a great deal of collaboration going on, and I commend all of the panel for the work you are doing to make sure we have the most modern capabilities to protect the security interests of our country.

We appreciate the work that you do in identifying areas of emphasis where we want to be sure that we appropriate the adequate sum of dollars.

Madam Chairman, thank you for convening the hearing.

Could you explain to the subcommittee the function and value of developing and utilizing ranges in the cyber domain?

We look forward to working with you to help ensure that funding is available to do these things that we had hoped the Farm Bill authorized.

Madam Chairman, I thank you for convening this hearing and providing the leadership that you do to this Committee.

The timeliness is important because of our observations about the weather.

I appreciate very much the candor and the full explanation the Secretary has given us on these subjects.

I got in a little late, but I'm glad I was here to at least express the appreciation of this committee to our witnesses.

We believe the SEED program is an excellent example of the kind of innovative and effective work that Congress can support.

It is unfortunate that we are looking to reduce the combat capabilities of the National Guard after they have proven themselves to be worthy over the past 12 years of conflict.

it has come to my attention that one of our finest Civil Engineer Corps officers, CAPT Marko Medved, who is the officer in charge of Construction, Marine Corps Installations West, has announced his retirement from the U.S. Navy. Captain…

This is a 26-percent increase over the current year funding level. That sounds like a substantial increase.

Madam Chair, let me join you in thanking our panel of witnesses for being here today and helping us understand some of the issues involved in this subject.

I am pleased to join you in welcoming our distinguished panel of witnesses, one of whom is from my State of Mississippi.

We believe the SEED program is an excellent example of the kind of innovative and effective work that Congress can support.

I am very pleased to join you in welcoming Secretary James, General Welsh, General Grass, and the leaders of the Air Guard and Reserve, to our committee's hearing to review the Air Force budget request for fiscal year 2015.

I am pleased to join you and other members of the committee at this hearing.

That is very exciting, Mr. Chairman.

Dr. Collins, the Jackson Heart Study, located in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest-ever investigation of cardiovascular disease in African Americans.

I am proud that the Mississippi National Guard was the first to stand up a Guard unit containing C-17 transport aircraft.

I hope that we don't get so carried away that we forget some of the primary responsibilities of these agencies.