"I do believe our role is to make sure we have rigorous oversight, as obviously we are spending the taxpayers' dollars properly."
"So I would appreciate your getting back to us as soon as you can."
"I don't think we should cut any having to do with workforce development, so we might try to fix this."
"Thank you very much."
"Thank you for that clarification."
"You have an open invitation to call my office and bring your people over."
"The Trump budget also falls short in meeting our obligations to the communities that have sacrificed, and still bear the brunt of environmental costs born from winning World War II."
"Cuts of this magnitude will endanger America's leadership in technological innovation, economic progress, and, I believe, national security."
"These cuts are divorced from reality."
"this budget request is simply sprinting toward failure."
"I am always and have been concerned that you are on the receiving end from requests from the Department of Defense: We need it. We will supply."