Chris Coons actually said...

"the best way for us to honor both their sacrifice and the investment of over a trillion dollars, here, is to plan adequately for the transition and, hopefully, for a stable and secure ally in Iraq."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for your leadership on these very important issues."

"I think the Bowles-Simpson Commission laid out the kind of strong, broad vision that we need to take on to tackle not just the deficit but, as was mentioned before, the debt for the long term."

"you do not want to create the incentives to have more of that stuff happen outside the United States."