Brad Sherman actually said...

"This bill represents the very efficient use of a small amount of money that would be spent anyway to do something that is important for Africa as well."

"We have an obligation to spend our foreign development dollars as effectively as possible and I am proud to be one of many cosponsors of this bill because this bill will help us be more efficient."

"There was bipartisan support for leaving a residual force in Iraq."

"Did we fail to get a status of forces agreement because we blew the negotiations?"