Liz Cheney

Thank you for reminding us that we have our own constitutional obligation, and that is to support, raise, maintain our Armed Forces.

I would just like to commend you for your efforts, commend Governor Mead for his efforts on these issues, and urge us to be able to move forward with true reform, absent some of the partisanship that we have seen in this hearing, even this…

We ought to be able to discuss, absent sort of the ideology and the partisanship.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to introduce our Wyoming witness today.

There is nothing in my amendment that has any negative impact on our submarine fleet. In fact, I support strongly, as does the NDAA, the importance of the triad, as have administrations of both parties over many years. Mr. Chairman, I…

I am hoping that we can be successful here, because, frankly, having a planning process that takes 5 to 7 years--and in some cases there are examples of much more--that is not a workable solution for anyone.

Lifting the moratorium on coal leasing on public lands is crucial, and we are very grateful for that.

I think it is hugely important for us to recognize how important, as you say, that collaborative approach is.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It is my pleasure to introduce Jim Neiman to the Committee.

I think we can all agree we have got to repeal the Budget Control Act. It is crucially important.

If we get this wrong, none of that matters, and we cannot get this right without repealing the Budget Control Act.

We are facing an array of threats, you said in your testimony, that is basically more volatile than any time in your career.

I completely agree. We have got to repeal the Budget Control Act.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I would like to start by thanking all of you very much for your service, for being here today.

It was the policy of President Reagan to ensure that we had superiority across the Board, including in our nuclear forces, so that, in fact, we could guarantee that nuclear war would never be fought.

President Reagan believed and said that war comes not when the forces of freedom are strong, it is actually when we are weak that we are threatened.

My colleague from Virginia may not be completely aware of the implementation and the effect of this rule in Western States like Wyoming where, for example, the process that has been described as an open process is, in fact, one where, in…

I would just note that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have referred several times now to the massive turnout for the women's march here, and we, ourselves, will be having, I am sure, a very large turnout this week; as well…

It appears that the National Park Service, especially since we have had reports of this for 16 years and that these matters are not being adequately addressed, that perhaps promotion from within has actually hurt the National Park Service…

In some respects that is rewarding loyalty. In other respects, it can create a toxic work culture.

I think this was the case in Yellowstone where Superintendent Wenk was beginning an investigation and bringing in outside investigators to do an independent inquiry and then was prevented from doing so because the IG was brought in…

For some of us, it's a little intimidating to just sit there and read while people are staring at you while you're reading.

My phone has been ringing off the hook in my Washington office, in my Wyoming office, from constituents who don't understand how this conclusion was reached.

Mr. French, same question.

The administration wouldn't even speak to Congress about the omnibus until we first agreed to strip from that bill all of the riders that had to do with policy