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…

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.

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.

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

should the Department of Veterans Affairs assume responsibility for Arlington National Cemetery and the cemetery at the Soldiers' Home here in the District of Columbia?

As I look at the issues that still must need to be addressed, these two appear to rise above all the rest: First, what is the corrective action and funding that will be required to resolve the nearly 14,000 critical deficiencies cited in…

Because it truly is a disgrace what we have done to this cemetery and, frankly, to what I am finding in the VA.

Baker Spring of the prestigious Heritage Foundation recently warned: ``It is clear that the fiscal year 2013 defense budget will not provide the U.S. military with the resources it needs. Even more problematic is that all reductions to the…

Thank you, Chairman Roe, for holding this important hearing.

If normal pre-economic downturn interest rates were used that the PBGC would have no deficit.

Last Thursday, the President's plans were revealed to cut almost 80,000 army troops and 20,000 marines. This action will weaken our military's ability to protect us from increasing global threats. This decision is another prime example of…