Well, good. That is good news.

We're facing a Government shutdown in less than 36 hours if an agreement cannot be reached on a long-term continuing resolution.

How is it that there is a discussion in reducing force growth when we haven't funded MILCON for the current growth of force initiative?

I would like to thank the Secretary and those that accompanied him for appearing before this subcommittee.

Mr. Secretary, you are to be commended for your effort to be transparent.

Will the brigade combat team be re-stationed in the United States or will it be deactivated?

Do the current plans provide sufficient training resources for the marines?

It remains important to me that we meet the unique needs of our Indian veterans.

What is the status of the various environmental lawsuits that have been filed? Do they present any impediment to beginning construction or awarding future contracts?

Obviously, Senator Tester, the assets you speak about obviously belong at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

I continue to believe that more needs to be done to address the backlog of MILCON requirements for Guard and Reserve forces.

It is a privilege to serve on the subcommittee with you.

The purpose of an advisory is to signal to the American public that something has changed.

I was intrigued by Senator Lieberman's comments about smart immigration policy.

I would say, first of all, the level of the dedication of those individuals was high. It was very impressive.

Obviously, one of the tasks of the Department is response to a terrorism attack.

Now, we have achieved some pretty good successes, like you mentioned in Yuma.

The average subsidy, according to CBO, per person in those exchanges will rise from about $4,500 to over $7,000 by the year 2021.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Madam Secretary, welcome back.

So the CBO has also estimated now that they are thinking--it is starting, I think, at 2.6 million rising to about 3.6 million employees will lose their coverage.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has issued a study, a report that claims that under the healthcare law now, that by 2016 the average cost of a family plan will be in excess of $15,000.

How often are qualified applicants shared within agencies?

So initially, the SES was set up to provide the incentives and a pay differential between just general service employees versus managers, and that originally worked, but now that pay scale has just been compressed?

Our Federal Government, this year, is facing a $1.65 trillion deficit. We simply cannot afford to have inefficient and ineffective government.

What was the purpose of establishing the SES back in 1978?