That strikes me as tragic for retention and recruiting.

I am very, very concerned about the reductions in the personnel of our military--other reductions--at the time of war.

I really believe that would be a mistake.

Well, sooner rather than later would be the goal.

I really appreciate what you have done for our country. You are tireless.

I think USAID is changing for the better, that you have thought outside the box.

Tunisia is a good example of where, if we could work with the international community to provide some budget assistance for 2 years, I think we could turn the country around.

We urge the Congress to enact balanced deficit reduction legislation that avoids sequestration.

I think the Senator from Tennessee picked the best example I can think of simply because the Charleston harbor deepening is probably the No. 1 issue for the State of South Carolina. The Panama Canal is going to be widened and the cargo…

Madam President, my first thought is that the American people are not very impressed with what we are doing up here. We have a congressional approval rating of about 10 to 15 percent. I think it would help all of us if we could go back…

I think we can be successful in Afghanistan because, based on my view of the country, there is a lot of will to change Afghanistan.

Madam President, if the Senator will yield, here is the good news: It wouldn't take much to exceed expectations. But I want to say to the west coast Senators that their ports need to be modernized too. They need transportation hubs around…

I do support that.

The problem is that their government, as Senator Leahy says, is very dysfunctional.

I have always believed that we are fighting an idea, not just a person, that killing bin Laden is a great accomplishment for the United States.

I think we are down to 600 American military personnel.

The Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement after our meeting saying that the NGO law in question was unjust.

I think that has been a great breakthrough, and I don't want to take too much more of your time here.