"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And welcome, Deputy Secretary, back to the Committee to speak on the President's $740.5 billion military budget."
"That seems unacceptable to me. If a major corporation that was worth $740 billion was not able to tell its shareholders where the money was going, that CEO would be out immediately."
"Two agencies every year is not sufficient. We have to ramp this up, and we need to get a clean audit for the entire Department within, say, two years."
"perhaps the best way to really respect the taxpayers' dollars is to not continue to increase our defense spending until we can show that we are using this money properly and have a full clean audit."
"This is just such a wonderful hearing."
"Apprenticeships, especially joint labor management programs, are effective in helping workers move into skilled and middle-class jobs."
"Calling this a hoax, as President Trump did in the early days of this virus, was extremely damaging."
"It is time, Mr. Deputy Secretary, to stop playing politics with this. We are losing people's lives as a result."
"They need the supplies, they need the tests, they need the protective equipment."
"I am deeply concerned that we are abandoning support for refugees when the world is in the midst of the worst refugee crisis in history."
"I applaud this committee's efforts to ensure annual HMT revenues are fully spent through full utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act."
"Fully using the tax is a no-brainer."