"This is a great hearing, right? I mean, it is a seminal question, particularly again if we want to stimulate our next generation to really, you know, get interested in science."
"I think we all agree this is a dangerous budget. You know, I believe America is a great Nation, but this is not the budget of a great Nation."
"But the problem with this budget is it is not a budget that shows American leadership."
"If we withdraw from the world, other nations are going to fill that void, and they won't necessarily share the values that we share."
"It disturbs me that... we have the Secretary of State doing the courtesy of sitting there and defending that budget."
"We need a budget that reflects who we are, not just soft power, but the moral power of who we are as the United States."
"I believe the rest of the world would prefer a world led by American values, as opposed to the other ideologies."
"Let's make sure we don't make that same mistake."
"I think the first step is to reassure our allies in the region, the Republic of Korea and Japan, that our commitment to the region, our commitment to the defense of the region has not wavered."
"North Korea is not going to back down and become nonnuclear. They see this as their only negotiating leverage."
"So that is also a negotiating leverage, that China needs to understand that if North Korea continues on its current path, then it may have more nuclear-armed nations in its neighborhood."
"It is disturbing to me this defense of Vladimir Putin and Russia. And it is very worrisome."