"So, my question, I would open it up to all of you is, why does it take so long and why is it so secretive?"
"does the Secretary have a magic wand or do we need legislation to move this forward?"
"I wanted to also echo some of the comments made by my colleagues regarding the redirection of funds without properly notifying Congress. Let's do better next time."
"Given that we want to do what is best for the veterans, given that we want to figure out the best way to use taxpayer dollars, do--I would just rather follow up with them however the best we can, six ..."
"We are coming after all of you. We are not going to make any distinction."
"We need more agents, more of those blue agents on the border, to be able to identify the illicit drugs and other smuggling operations."
"If you had to prioritize investment, where would it go?"
"One of the very important purposes of this committee is to assess and address all threats posed to our country."
"We must not take our eyes off the ball in regard to threats posed to our country."
"Congress passed Senate Joint Resolution 49 that was signed by the President in September."
"I would like to work with you, this committee, I think, would like to work in making sure that your personnel are more professional."
"What is the price of not being prepared?"