Those of us in Congress also have a personal interest in that it is the son of our former colleague Ray LaHood.

Thank you for your extraordinary leadership of this committee.

Now we have more radical elements who believe in Sharia law that are obviously at some point in the future going to take over that government, in my opinion.

National Review Editor Rich Lowry stated that the President's budget ``is built on gimmicks and cheery assumptions that support a massive superstructure of new taxes and new debt. It is a blueprint for national decline.'' The President's…

Yesterday the President released his budget for 2013, which calls for a cut in defense spending, for the first time since 1998, by almost $500 billion. It is clear the President is simply taking resources away from our military…

I am truly concerned at a time of war that we would have these reductions which I think is going to put American families at risk.

The President's budget asks the men and women in uniform, who have given so much already, to give that much more so that the President might fund more domestic programs.

And my concern would be that we should be providing more--that this is not the burden.

An honest and valid strategy for national defense can't be founded on the premise that we must do more with less.

The President must understand that the world has always had and will always have a leader.

And, additionally, I would like to know the salary paid and then the supporting costs for his services.

I have been very positive about your service, because I know sincerely you believe this. But we have got to get the message out. Just the word 'sequestration' puts people to sleep. So please be the Paul Revere I know.

The Afghan National Security Force budget request has been cut by 50% and has been justified by a reduction in the need for front-loaded costs, such as equipment and facilities.

How can we justify such increases when really commitments were made to the people who have made such a difference in protecting our freedoms?

This is a cynical gimmick that once more ensures our military, and only our military, is held responsible for what little deficit reduction this budget represents.

Last Wednesday, the House passed the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011, a bill which repeals a new program in the government health care takeover bill. During the health care debate, the President and congressional…

On January 4, the President abused executive authority and appointed three new members to the National Labor Relations Board claiming a recess appointment, but the Senate was not in recess. By making this decision, the President ignored…

Last Friday, the National Bureau of Labor Statistics released its jobs report for the month of January and revealed that our Nation's unemployment rate continues to be above 8 percent, marking the 36th consecutive month of record high…

Well, as we have seen in our state, an intrusive government, sadly, is going to convince companies to locate overseas.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you very much for holding this hearing. We in South Carolina have found out the hard way how significant NLRB is.

Throughout his campaign for the White House, the President made an empty promise to cut our deficit in half by the end of his first term. Earlier this week, the Congressional Budget Office announced its projection that the President's…

Today the Military Personnel Subcommittee and the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee continue their oversight of actions to improve the operation and sustainment of the Arlington National Cemetery.

The President's Blue Ribbon Commission, which was tasked with making recommendations for dealing with our country's nuclear waste, recently issued their findings. After conducting a 2-year study, the commission discovered that measures…

Thank you, Director Lepore. And I want to thank Director Martin. Both of you were very helpful.

I want to congratulate you. I can't imagine recovering that much money. So I am very, very pleased.