"Thank you all for your service and for being with us to testifying today."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And, General, thank you very much for being here."
"Military achievements alone, as I think we all know, will not guarantee long-term success."
"To truly defeat ISIS, we must be just as determined to secure a durable peace as we have been to achieve a decisive military victory."
"The Central Command area of responsibility remains critical to our national interests, and we have to maintain a focus on security in the region."
"We cannot allow the region to fall into violent extremism again."
"I think your strong statement earlier about our diplomatic missions need to be supported as much budgetarily as our defense missions as well."
"Of course, fiscal certainty is also critically important, and we are all well aware of the challenges in that regard."
"we have to eliminate sequestration and lift the BCA [Budget Control Act] caps."
"I hope this change today spurs interest in what I have been hoping to do, which is to review and update rules regarding Member communications."
"These changes that we are proposing today are long overdue."