Political Quotes

“I rise today to recognize Robert F. Hale, who, after 17 years of commendable service at the Congressional Budget Office, has recently been nominated and confirmed by the Senate for the position of Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller. Mr. Hale began his time at the Congressional Budget Office as the principal analyst for military manpower issues. Mr. Hale received two promotions while at CBO--first to Deputy Assistant Director for National Security Affairs and then to the position he is vacating, Assistant Director for National Security Affairs. It is at this last position that I have had the greatest opportunity to familiarize myself with Mr. Hale's work. As chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, I must continually balance competing domestic and military priorities in an environment of increasingly constrained resources. The studies and analyses produced by Bob Hale and his talented staff at CBO's National Security Division have been invaluable in the committee's deliberations the last several years.”