I think the President's budget has a lot to commend it.
Public safety, police, we are ready, we are unified on this issue that a universal background check will make our societ...
We certainly need to have a universal background check.
We as a Committee are wrestling here today and we as a country are wrestling with how to respond appropriately and effec...
Thank you for convening this important hearing.
I agree with you, and I have agreed to cosponsor legislation to this affect.
One of the most important things, I think, is for us to get our facts right.
I am grateful that our Vice President, Joe Biden, has led, I think, a very broad and searching conversation.
We deeply regretted you were unable to appear before due to your illness, and I am thrilled to see you have made a full ...
I certainly look forward to continuing to get your advice, direction, and encouragement as I try to work with my colleag...
I want to start by just thanking you for your remarkable leadership as Secretary of State.
I want to thank Senator Menendez for chairing this critically important hearing and to thank you, Secretary Clinton, for...
I will not engage everyone on it now, but I would certainly be interested in following up with you on that.
This is a historically high number for the beginning of a President's second term.
I thank you for being here today and congratulate you on your nominations, and I know I share the wish of all of you and...
And a reminder to those of us who serve in Congress to draw what lines we draw with precision and clarity.
It is my only hope that the Senate could begin to model that behavior of being fair, prompt, and decisive.
I might ask one question that gives an opportunity for each of you to reflect on some of the balance between your previo...
