"You have really increased my confidence in SEC and in our country's financial community."
"It is imperative that we support our forward-deployed forces engaged in current operations but we must not overlook other important developments in the international system."
"Without question, you have my support. But I thank you so much for what you have done already."
"I agree with Admiral Roughead, and appreciate his leadership in pursuing diversity throughout the Navy."
"I am delighted to be here to say aloha to Mary Schapiro and, of course, to your lovely family."
"We cannot overstate the importance of our work."
"I am asking this as chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. I have been working on what I am calling a seamless transition."
"There must be trust and confidence in VA if it is to serve the veterans effectively."
"America's veterans deserve a truthful advocate who will break through the red tape and make veterans, not the bottom line, the priority of VA management."
"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."
"I stand ready to work with you to make that happen with as much energy, honesty, and transparency as I can."