Darrell Issa actually said...

"I feel a special closeness to Palau and responsibility for it beyond my role as the Ranking Member of this Subcommittee."

"The Compact of Free Association negotiated by the Reagan Administration approved by law under the George H.W. Bush Administration preserved U.S. strategic authority over the lands and waters of Palau."

"It is unfortunate that the Department of Defense decided to submit only written testimony."

"I will always be grateful that because of his 'Peace through Strength' Doctrine, the Cold War ended, the Soviet Union collapsed."