Jeff Sessions actually said...

"I saw Ron Paul on the television this morning. He said we are spending a trillion dollars to defend an empire."

"I would certainly agree that every dollar, every penny needs to be spent wisely."

"I don't think we can avoid that responsibility that we have to defend the country, and sometimes defending the country is better to be done abroad and early rather than late."

"Mr. Chairman, our people have--my staff has looked over these nominees' records. I think we feel good about them and their background."