Chris Coons actually said...

"Thank you for being gracious about allowing me to make an opening later in the hearing."

"I look forward to hearing from the witnesses about how this indiscriminate means of achieving this reduction will be accomplished without impacting the core mission of the agency."

"I look forward to working with you on a number of the challenging issues we have in front of us."

"I am here to work with them so that we can do our best to provide our troops with a strategy, the resources, and the support they need."