the reason we have a tough time raising revenue is because we know that the Democrats will just spend it.

We need to do tax reform. We are going to need you to weigh in rather heavily.

do you acknowledge that budget sequestration is current law?

Criminals do not walk into a gun shop to buy weapons and submit themselves to a background check.

Secretary Carter, why did you wait until after sequestration was scheduled to kick in to ask each defense component to report proposed actions and implementation plans?

The distinguished Senator from California, a dear friend of mine, indicated that the assault weapons ban was never stricken down as unconstitutional.

But we didn't know. We didn't know. What we did know was that a lot of people were still unaccounted for.

Okay, and yet it took another 23 days, as I understand it, to secure the compound after the attack had completed, had ended.

It isn't possible for you to be all things to all people.

So was that decision revisited hours later when in the early hours of the morning Benghazi time another pretty considerable attack came about?

Why didn't they move forward to Benghazi?

the U.S. Government will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens

I would prefer that you recess now.

Israel is, I believe, America's most important ally, certainly in the Middle East and in many respects in the entire world.

With the prospect of sequestration and a much tighter defense budget in coming years, do you believe that the military should continue such large-scale demonstrations using biofuels?

We must change the way that acquisitions are conducted in order to be more efficient and cost effective.

Implementation of OSD's Asia-Pacific rebalance will not result in a substantial increase of U.S. Air Force permanent presence.

The Air Force is taking a broad approach to rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific, seeking wider distribution of forces.