"The Antiquities Act is an important tool and I am glad that this Subcommittee is shining a light on the process of protecting Federal lands."
"There has been considerable emphasis on the timber potential in our Forests but our National Forests are more than timber factories."
"The Administration did not decide to impose across-the-board cuts to spending at Government agencies. It was Congress that did that, using Congress' power of the purse."
"Unfortunately, Congress did not take into account the harm to businesses and individuals as a result of what I have called this ridiculous sequestration."
"The implementation of recommendations from our inspectors general can serve to decrease waste and ensure that the Federal Government is spending the taxpayers' money as efficiently as possible."
"Unfortunately, implementation of these recommendations is going to be all the more difficult because the testimony from the Inspectors General Tighe and Scovel come in the midst of yet another manufac..."
"The cuts to the Department of Education and Transportation each measure about $2 billion."
"Moreover, the CR put forth by the Republican leadership this week would further slash funding to areas such as highway safety to below the levels agreed upon just last in MAP-21."
"Okay. And that is what we want, because these are companies that we need to succeed not only because they are employing the middle class people that work there, but also because we need to get back ou..."
"So, in essence, their reward is the success of the company that they are running."
"One thing that we have talked about is the elimination of bonuses as executive compensation, the elimination of golden parachutes as executive compensation."