"I know that Mr. Panetta will tell President Obama not what he wants to hear, but what he needs to hear."
"He has already taken a step in that direction by unequivocally condemning the use of torture."
"Last week, there was a front-page story about a CIA chief of station who has been accused of raping two women overseas."
"If in fact they have been trained or participated in training with al-Qa'ida in the past, it may well put them in a different category."
"I know I cast a vote that I have to live with for the rest of my life, based on that Iraq NIE."
"I have watched a situation--and I agree with what Senator Nelson said; people in the CIA are, in the main, very good."
"I have seen occasions where the Agency has engaged in poor analytic tradecraft... and they've had no adverse affect on their career."
"I thank the witness for his presence here today."
"I'm particularly concerned about this third category, and I want to ask you a question about the legal authority to hold somebody in this category."
"I think there is authority to hold enemy combatants, and I'm thinking particularly of the Supreme Court's decision on the Hamdi case."
"OLC should publicly disclose its written opinions in a timely manner, absent strong reasons for delay or nondisclosure."
"It would be a case-by-case determination. The principles... call for a presumption in favor of disclosure."