I don't think you can overstate the importance of math skills in the global economic competition in which we find ourselves.

We're here this morning because Americans are understandably upset at sitting and waiting at airport gates. But there are other Americans who are sitting and waiting. There are moms sitting and waiting at home to enroll their children in…

This committee is not late to this process. But I would ask my colleagues to make a joint effort to get to the floor something that would end this problem.

the obstacles to Afghan women both joining the military and the police and remaining in the military and police are myriad

I want to thank the chairman and Mr. Smith for long before this sequestration became a reality, they were sounding the sentinel about what it would mean.

Maybe the committee could ask the witnesses to evaluate this idea of women in our Armed Forces being given some special institutional role to help the Afghan women.

I think we certainly ought to talk to women leaders in our Armed Forces.

I think one of the best ways to assure the fair and good treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan is to try to increase the power and influence that Afghan women have over various institutions within that country.

A bill that Mr. Courtney introduced on April 17th that would put off that rate increase for 2 years, would not add a penny to the deficit.

Thank you for your service to our country and please convey to the men and women that you lead how proud we are of them and how much we support them and want them home safely.

I understand these goals are integrated, they all relate to each other.

But a critical piece of addressing the enemy situation in Afghanistan is going to be where Pakistan is with regards to supporting the enemy inside of Pakistan.