Brian Schatz actually said...

"I am worried in the extreme about the lack of leadership positions for which we have a nominee at all in the Defense Department, in the State Department."

"I think it's important for us to make policy and not devolve all of our authority to the Executive Branch in this instance."

"This is not forced upon us except that it is the priority of this Administration to cut taxes in the amount of anywhere from $1 to $5 trillion over the next 10 years."

"We want to make $9 billion worth of cuts. We think this in the best interest of public education and private education, because we think the Federal Government should play less of a role, and the burd..."