06/06/2017
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"We need to spend more and take our stewardship very seriously."
"Governing is about setting priorities, and given our current fiscal constraints--especially on non-defense spending--we are going to have to make some hard decisions this year to make sure the highest..."
"We hope to move rapidly on the appropriations process this year."
"The taxpayers are going to want to know from us why we are spending $500 million to $800 million a year on something where we could have saved that much money."