Dianne Feinstein actually said...

"What did he do when he went back for six months? Did he sit in his aunt and uncle's home for six months? Or was he doing something else? And when he came back to this country, why didn't it ring a bel..."

"The scientific community broadly supports the next Mars mission as well, as demonstrated by its top ranking in the National Research Council's Decadal Survey."

"he's been really quite wonderful in terms of moving to see that the Department anticipates problems and moves administratively to solve them."

"I'm a strong supporter of both of those. And if you need help, please call."