Daniel Akaka actually said...

"His honest assessment that more troops would be needed cost him his job, but it is the surest measure of his fitness to serve as a cabinet member."

"The only way we can do in America what we do is because you all have done what you all did--protecting us and this country and giving us this quality-of-life."

"Thank you, and for the record, can you please report back to the Committee with a preliminary plan of action within 60 days?"

"As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the Federal Workforce of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, I am committed to making far greater use of..."