General Dunford, out of the 9,800 troops at the beginning of 2015, how many do you expect will be doing force protection and support; and how many will actually be training, advising, and assisting?

He is totally unpredictable.

will you commit to this committee that your recommendation will be based solely on the operational capabilities our Nation requires of the Marine Corps, and that you will not tolerate lowering standards if that would compromise combat…

I think the most encouraging thing... is both candidates are very responsible.

I have a real hard time thinking about something that is there now, they are trained now, and I know it is more popular to say, let us go into another group of vehicles and not support people that we question.

If you go back, as I mentioned to you in my office, to 2008, our funding for the GMD has declined from $2 billion then to about half that now. Does that concern you?

If confirmed, I expect to have a significant role in reviewing, implementing, and as required, recommending changes to policies and procedures.

I believe Congress, DOD, and beneficiaries--all of us--must share the responsibility for helping to control health care costs.

I share the concern that the resources we will have to devote to the valuation effort could be considerable

Though establishing the value of a company's property is critical in the private sector, the benefit of ascertaining the value of property owned by DOD has much less significance.

The President's plan lacks balance between cost and benefit.

In October 2012, when I was Ranking Member of this Committee, I released a report highlighting the Administration's systematic actions to delay the finalization of costly environmental regulations until after the 2012 presidential…