Thom Tillis

You helped me save my time by making that same point, but it was a very important discussion.

We cannot have it both ways. We cannot on the one hand ask you to make people feel good about another priority that we want when we have not sufficiently resourced the priorities that we have already set.

I think that if we are going to get to a point to where we are producing more resources to people who desperately need it, then we have to be open to a different way of addressing the needs.

The question that I have is, is the Marine Corps the Nation can afford the best possible Marine Corps to protect our troops and to project lethality on the battlefield?

What you need is the certainty out of this institution that what we say this year is what we mean next year.

I used to run a supply chain optimization practice at PriceWaterhouse, and the inherent inefficiencies in here...

I have not seen anything in intelligence circles that says their policies, their approach is driven by climate change.

I think we need leadership from the Administration to focus our efforts so that we can get to bipartisan reforms.

I appreciate VA's support and the valuable feedback we received from all the stakeholders.

I appreciate the VA's support and the valuable feedback we received from all the stakeholders.

I look forward to discussing with Senator Brown to identify the best path forward.

I thank Senator Hatch for his leadership and I look forward to engaging with the VA.

I completely agree that one of the most enjoyable parts is when we finish the selection and put forth nominations for the academies we have a celebration and an awards ceremony down in the state.

I like the idea of the military aptitude test, moving that forward to the point of registration.

I'm glad I think there's consensus among the four of us who are here about the childcare component.

That information--and I have gone way over, but that information is critically important because it is instructive to the extent that the federal government gets involved in funding or promoting any programs that you are going to be--you…

I do believe that going to a worker-centric versus workplace-centric model where things can move around makes a lot of sense.

Let us increase the funding. Let us look at the pipeline for drugs.

The fact that you came here because you think that NIH funding is at risk and that is a real problem, and it is a problem that we need to solve by just simply making this a priority.

We need to look for ways to be more productive with the funding that we are producing.

It is the head-meets-the-heart policy. When I was Speaker of the House in North Carolina, I said that the policies I like the most were the things that have an enormous impact on an individual and their families and saved a lot of money.

This is a perfect example of an issue where head and heart can work together.

If we are going to get serious about immigration reform, we have to recognize that these are all levers that need to be available.

I think that Senator Gillibrand and I both intend to work on language that will move forward to the full committee.

I think you are onto a point there because as--as somebody who was a senior manager, I wanted to be able to get the most talented, most capable person for a position.