"Congress can, tomorrow, determine that we are going to do an advance budget for VA, and we have the power to do that."
"I do not believe there is a President that is going to propose, regardless of what party they come from, something they perceive to be less than needed."
"If I could borrow a sentiment from our former colleague who is now our Commander-in-Chief, the men and women who wear the uniform, the Nation's uniform, do not come from a collection of red and blue S..."
"This is nothing new, and I hope all of us here today can get behind innovative approaches to fixing the system."
"I think it's a shocking number and I think they need to hear it."
"I want to point out for the committee members--and it gets at the heart of what I think all our panelists have said--that when we start to get ahead, all of a sudden we get knocked back."
"I join you in welcoming all of our guests and thank them for taking the time out of their busy schedule to travel to Washington to share with us examples of what States are doing to improve our Nation..."
"I think in all the testimony it was a very comprehensive approach to how we solve obesity."
"This waiver when granted offers an opportunity for North Carolina to save $1.4 billion over the next 5 years."
"At the end of the day, I realize that you'll be part of an Administration who has a President that will set the agenda."
"I show great favor towards anybody who graduated from Wake Forest, because it shows good judgment by not just the students, but the parents."