"It appears as though we are heading there if you look at the current policy baseline."
"So I think it is a great point that the economy is going to drive so much of this."
"In fact, in looking around the world, and there is a recent report by Alberto Alesina of Harvard University showing that the most successful and pro-growth test of reduction took place in countries th..."
"One name that I've heard on the Republican side, Anderson, from a lot of Republicans in the Senate that keeps coming up is Senator Rob Portman of Ohio."
"your job is really important to Ohio. This is, I think, a key job for a lot of reasons..."
"We want the money to go to our troops, and we want it to be as efficiently and effectively spent as possible."
"I just think it is a question to be asked."
"I think simplification and streamlining, dealing with some of these definitional problems, are really important."
"Thank you, Madam Chairman, and again, I thank the witnesses for being here today."
"It is an incredibly important topic given the resources that we are devoting to Afghanistan."
"I want to thank you for holding a hearing on S. 1000, 'The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011'"