So the Taliban would want to test that early.

Everything we do should be conditions-based, not calendar-based.

As much as I agree with members of the committee that our strategy in Afghanistan should be conditions-based not calendar-based, I hope we will have a budget that is conditions-based, not calendar-based to a decision that was made in…

Talk a little bit about the Taliban post Mullah Omar.

Are any of you aware of past use-of-force resolutions or declarations of war, going back to the start of our country's history, that had an explicit expiration date?

Calendars work for our adversaries more than they work for us.

I know you know the risks that we face from leaving Afghanistan too early.

I would encourage you... to speak out, using your best professional military judgment.

It is critical to make sure they don't.

Clearly we think there should be a significant amount of thought put into the original rule to begin with.

All of us want clean air. The challenge is how do we get there? How do we maintain what we have already?

Over the past 4 years, Senator Feinstein and I have worked hard with the NNSA to keep costs from skyrocketing.

Governing is about setting priorities, and we are going to have to make some hard decisions this year.

What is the estimated completion date for the Kentucky Lock project?

To the best of my knowledge, we have received no suggestions of how to fix the problem we share with you today.

The results of this coal plant running less than half of the time it runs now doesn't work.

I am curious, are you suggesting that a final rule would be significantly different than the proposed rule based upon the information we have already provided to you?

Madam President, last weekend--this past weekend--I was privileged to visit our Nation's border with Mexico. Not my first visit but maybe the most productive, most informative visit I have had. I had the opportunity, as a member of the…