I want to thank you once again for your excellent testimony. I think it speaks volumes about defense, but also about the value of analysis that we have valuable in CBO and CRS.

Our country faces massive problems: a recession that is deepening, unemployment that is soaring, business failures and foreclosures occurring at a rate not seen since the 1930's.

During a time when we are plagued with problems, we can at least be thankful that the Obama Administration will have Peter Orszag, a steady hand, at the helm.

So long as we have troops in field in harm's way making the best of a bad situation, they have got our full support. We certainly wouldn't cut the funds out from under them and leave them in the lurch.

What's the cost of 20,000 more troops?

last night, after making a statement on the floor, I filed for extension of my remarks a longer statement, which I prepared as I reviewed the committee report on H

let me just make a few wrap-up points. First of all, as to how many airplanes we buy because, as the chairman said, we have two well-considered choices before us. The committee's version right now would have us buy four a year. The…

I think it bears pointing out that the United States is reimbursed by the United Nations for most direct DOD support to peacekeeping activities, such as when we provide equipment, when we provide airlift. We are paid for that. And when we…