"I appreciate reading about you and also listening to what you are saying today because many things that you are espousing here is music to my ears, and I am so glad to hear you say them."
"Well, thank you very much for your responses. It will be helpful to this Subcommittee, and I want to thank you for being here today and wish you well in your future work."
"I want to say aloha and welcome to our witnesses, and thank you so much for being here today."
"We have so much more to do, but we are going to have to work together to do it."
"Recruiting, retaining, and developing the next generation of national security employees is critically important."
"I am planning to introduce legislation that provides effective tools to recruit, retain, and develop national security employees."
"I am encouraged by your statement on the importance of congressional oversight, and if confirmed, I hope you will encourage greater transparency and accountability throughout the DHS."
"Well, I am glad to hear that the move is in that direction."
"It is good to have you here with the Subcommittee."
"Ultimately, the concern would be that the most favorable situation be created for the overall family."
"I look forward to working with you and the Members of this Committee to advance legislation that will help improve the lives of servicemembers, veterans, and their families."