We have got reports in South America, and without a clear definition and a mission statement, this has morphed into a war.

I thank Ms. Lee and I thank your hard work for trying to bring the AUMF to an end.

This is not rule of law. This is hostage taking.

Imagine 10 years without your husband, your father, your grandfather.

So that we don't get these open-ended conflicts that morph from what we went to the conflict in Afghanistan in 2001 to where we are now.

What happens when ISIS is gone? There is going to be an ISIS 2.0 or 3.0 the next generation.

We should never engage in regime change without contemplating just what might fill the vacuum.

What are some of the ways that the institutions are looking beyond Federal appropriations to modernize the facilities and equipment?

Thank you all for enduring a long hearing, and we appreciate you being here.

We cannot grow our nation's economy adequately if 50 million rural Americans are unable to participate.

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