"Every budget represents our values, and the budget that is about to come before the floor I fear does not represent these values and will do harm to our country in the long run."
"sequestration and the pending Ryan budget, like the previous two Ryan budgets, only this one is going to be worse, constitute a disinvestment in America."
"We will work tirelessly in partnership with our citizen watchdogs to deliver the facts to the American people."
"I thank my colleague."
"Americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them."
"The public has a right to know what the government is doing and what they get from their hard-earned dollars."
"So in the legislation that the chairman was talking about, maybe one of the elements we could have is to toughen up reporting requirements by the agencies to you, maybe even toughen up your coordinati..."
"Americans have a right to know how their money in Washington is taken from them and how it is spent."
"We have to hold government accountable for the taxpayers."
"I absolutely pledge to work with you on this subject; I think it is a very important subject."
"Preferably in Northern Virginia."