"The death of three soldiers this week... is a stark reminder of the threat our military members are dealing with."
"I believe that our Congress has one of the toughest jobs in our Nation today."
"I thought it was a very interesting bill and I think it could have a very important impact."
"It makes a sound accommodation between two essential values--preserving the independence of the Federal judiciary and making judges, as public servants, accountable under the laws for their conduct in..."
"I found the logic that has been argued to this committee very peculiar over this issue."
"DHS must find a way to accomplish its vital mission with increasingly scarce resources."
"I have been preaching regular order to many people for a long time. It is the backbone of being in Congress."
"Somehow we have got to remind ourselves every single day that there is somebody out there that wants to do harm to Americans."
"I have always thought it would be a good idea to have the Coast Guard on the Rio Grande, for a long, long time."
"This budget submission severely diminishes current, near-term, and future capabilities."
"Anything less than that is unacceptable, and you know we are going to be sending out surveys and investigation staff to ensure that that is the case because we just can't have another shortfall, and I..."