Press Releases
May 16, 2013
Mr. Chairman, you have done a good job in your mark, working with the low funding allocation presented to you. While this mark hews closely to the overall spending figure requested by the President, I don't believe either number is sufficient to fully provide DHS with the resources it needs to help keep the nation safe
Issues:Homeland Security
May 15, 2013
The bill we are considering represents a good, reasonable approach and continues our long commitment to our veterans and our military facilities.
Issues:Military Construction, VA
May 15, 2013
Mr. Chairman, I believe that your mark has done a lot of responsible things and if this bill remains intact I believe that we will be able to report out a bill with bipartisan support.
Issues:Military Construction, VA
April 26, 2013
Granting FAA flexibility to prevent air traffic controller furloughs and maintain full staffing levels is the right thing to do. But let me be clear. This bill is nothing more than a Band-aid.
April 24, 2013
It is mystifying to me that some are surprised by these delays or blame FAA for Congress's failure.
April 17, 2013
The 2013 Appropriations process was completed nearly six months after the beginning of the fiscal year and relied on inadequate and outdated continuing resolutions to fund much of the federal government. We can and must do better.
April 16, 2013
The FY 2014 request for the entire Department is difficult, but the shortfall proposed for the Coast Guard is particularly glaring.
Issues:Homeland Security
April 16, 2013
We are here today to talk about the budget for the Labor Department an agency that carries out critical missions for working families, from job training to workplace safety. So it is unfortunate that we have seen so many budget cuts for this agency in recent years.
April 12, 2013
The Commodity Future Trading Commission is the unsung hero of America's fiscal stability.
Issues:Agriculture
April 12, 2013
I am concerned that if another BRAC is authorized, we will never get to any real savings, just moving military families around from one base to another.
Issues:Military Construction, VA