In these times of austerity, when we are just struggling trying to keep the Pentagon funded--and this committee fights with the Congress constantly, trying to get adequate defense spending--this kind of example kills us. This is just an…

I think that shows you he's got a better ground game there.

I think Reagan could get elected. I think the elder Bush could get elected because people identify with people who show leadership at tough times.

Chris Christie is a national security guy. He's doing a platform that's pretty significant in New Hampshire on that.

I think what you are finding happened is every time people and the president comes out and says everything is fine here, nothing to see, we're doing and it's working, people know something is wrong.

Everything I thought I knew about politics just went out the window.

It's all about leadership. It's about how you present yourself on the problems and one of the reasons I think they're attracted to the vision of Cruz and Trump right now is because they've heard this.

Bombing is a tactic it is not a strategy.

On rollcall No. 648 I was off the floor meeting with an Air Force General when this vote was called. By the time I reached the floor to vote, the gavel had fallen and closed the vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''…

I don't know why they would want to withdraw. They are not having to comply with it anyway.

We need our President to change his rhetoric.

relentless personal attacks on the President himself provoke a visceral reaction by the American people against the President