Jim Cooper actually said...

I hope this committee will not blame the Pentagon for obeying the law, because Congress made up the budget.

We could have a larger budget if we had the courage to vote for it.

It took many years. Why? Because the administration of George W. Bush had a veto threat out on the legislation.

I, right now, have a 17 percent vacancy rate in my office just to stay under the limits that I have been operating under in the last few yea...