"I certainly want to welcome also Dr. Cole and Ms. Farrell. We appreciate your being here with us today."
"I hope that the next hearing we hold will include the appropriate representatives from the Department of Defense."
"Our goal today is to better understand the ability of the POW/MIA accounting community to meet the requirements of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010."
"The elimination of the ground combat policy is the first step towards that equality."
"I am very pleased that the Secretary rescinded the policy to allow women to serve in all units and positions, including ground combat."
"Women want to ensure that they have equal opportunities to serve and excel into higher leadership positions and not be held back because they are prohibited from serving in specific fields."
"Opening positions and units to women to ensure that the best qualified are chosen, not based solely on gender, but on capabilities and experience will help to ensure that our military remains the best..."
"Until there is an alternate government on Syrian territory, a government that pulls together people who are, indeed, dedicated to the idea of one Syria, a nonsectarian Syria, a Syria of citizenship an..."
"And the problem that I think we have with the Republican alternative in this is that that could change. It could change every year."
"And I certainly appreciate my colleague wanting to personalize for students what they might be able to contribute in terms of those credits, but I think the reality is that when we are--if we are seei..."
"That certainty is kind of a--you know, is good for students, and I think there could be a chilling effect if students now--``Okay, I am going to take out a loan at this percentage and then by the time..."