Joe Courtney actually said...

"And we had Virginia Foxx and we had John Kline, the Republican Chairman of the Education and Labor Committee, and we had Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and it was a bipartisan lovefest when that bill was..."

"I think that the 2,500 troop level, on the advice of the commanders we had a capability, a very lethal capability, to protect the force..."

"I think, again, if it requires our committee to move with some type of enabling legislation maybe ahead of NDAA, I think, frankly, you know, that's our responsibility."

"So regarding, you know, just continuing support for the Afghan military, again, you mentioned in your testimony the Afghan Security Forces Fund..."