Brian Schatz actually said...

"I know members on both sides of this aisle agree, so this is not a partisan issue."

"That was really an important step forward, and I don't see any reason to stop there."

"With the exception of our longstanding commitments to the Republic of Korea and Japan, we've largely had a 'places, not bases' defense posture in the Asia Pacific."

"Thank you to all of you and everybody who works at the National Institutes of Health. This is, I think it's fair to say, among the most inspiring, invigorating hearings that we have."