"I think at some point it needs to come back to this body for a second look."
"If it is the case that ICE refrained from lodging a detainer on Mejia because his arrest for felony vehicular homicide 'did not meet ICE's enforcement priorities,' would you agree with me that ICE nee..."
"the priority should be to ensure that people who enter our country illegally and kill American citizens are deported and never allowed to return."
"That is where the assuming risk comes into play is that you focus in one area, but you may not be able to cover down in other areas."
"With the decline in the combat fighter squadrons, has this impacted the ability to deploy air power assets to prosecute the air campaign against the Islamic State?"
"If we do not see resolution coming from the Air Force or the FAA, this is something that we will act on legislatively, which is not what I would like to do."
"It seems to be such a waste of taxpayer dollars maybe to have transitioned fighters out, replace it with an RPA unit."
"And so, this is an important topic--and I know all of you have struggled with this issue, and we will continue to struggle with this issue, I think, as we work through this particular situation."
"I appreciate that very much, and, again, my friend's son and my friend's family, they have been through a lot of stress already with approved drugs."
"I do think that this program is key in allowing our Army and our country to better partner with foreign countries and develop these nations and enhance our security and the security of our allies, and..."
"The United States is a beacon, and we are a beacon on a hill."
"We are the only major power in the world that has not ratified the U.N. Convention on Law of the Sea."