Joe Manchin

I've always said that I thought every State when I was a Governor if someone said listen, we'll help you transfer all of your commercial fleet... It would be the most cost-effective thing we could do.

Gas is a global commodity, and other countries, including Canada, are already moving forward.

We've got to move quicker than that.

I think finally the question I want to try to get to--I'm looking for the--I guess as the Chairman keeps saying the sweet spot.

I don't think anybody in the gas industry want that to happen to gas prices, would you?

General Dempsey, will Congress be briefed on the results of the assessments when they are complete?

General Dempsey, since high-threat environments are highly fluid, will these assessments be formalized in an ongoing process to ensure we don't fall back into business as usual?

Secretary Panetta, what was DOD's specific role in sharing information about and responding to this attack?

Secretary Panetta, since Benghazi, what has changed in terms of real-time coordination between the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State (DOS) to respond to threats against diplomatic facilities?

Can you tell me if something has gone wrong there and did we miss something?

I would hope that we could come to an agreement, that we can find a $4 or $5 trillion swing over 10 years.

The debt of our Nation is the greatest threat we face as a Nation.

I cannot imagine that people would stand by and deliberately hurt this country in terms of our national defense by letting this take place.

There's going to have to be reform and have to be revenue and there has to be cuts in spending, and everyone has to participate.

I would appreciate a staff-level update on those forces and their response times. Would you arrange that staff update in the next 3 weeks?

General Dempsey, on the Interagency Security Assessment Teams (ISAT) that visited 19 high-threat diplomatic posts, what new roles in diplomatic security are being contemplated for DOD to assume moving forward?

My preference, frankly, is that Congress would do the big deal, get it done, get this behind us, detrigger sequester, stop this constant uncertainty, this month-to-month situation where we don't know what the hell we're going to get.

I think is irresponsible.

The Navy has been pushing for greater usage of biofuels to cut its dependence on foreign oil.

Sugar Grove is not going away, it's just going to have a different mission.

If confirmed, I commit to looking at this issue and providing informed recommendations to senior leadership of the Department of the Navy regarding the efficient and effective allocation of resources consistent with the national security…

What I do know is that contractors can make up to $763,000--funded by the taxpayers.

The Inspector General is absolutely central to DOD's audit process.

Mr. Rymer, today, DOD is the only Federal agency that still cannot pass an audit.

I understand that an 'imminent threat' is one possible circumstance in which it might be lawful and appropriate for the President to order military operations without prior congressional authorization.