"I happen to agree with you. And I think actually the LPTA requirement that I'm talking about that actually sets very inflexible standards for specifically the Department of State is actually a law passed by Congress in 1990."
"I thought, was well conducted and well thought out."
"never once in our committee hearing did I hear him malign the work that was done in that ARB"
"I find that the Department of Defense Quadrennial Review is really good at instilling culture throughout the Department."
"This committee, as it's been in the news the last several weeks, has been yet one more step in denigrating this institution."
"I believe that the procedure that the State Department had for these types of incidents was to actually hold what are called Emergency Action Committee hearings on the ground immediately."
"We know that short of putting people in bunkers and never allowing them outside of embassy compounds, we're going to have some sort of a threat to our diplomatic personnel security."
"Thanks to the great Secretary Ray LaHood, we were able to actually extend and upgrade the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway."
"The very women who are willing to lay down their lives to defend the Constitution of this great Nation were denied services under the Hyde Amendment for abortion services, especially as a result of ra..."
"I, myself, have received services from Planned Parenthood... it was a lifesaver."
"I’m troubled by the ongoing attacks to defund Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides such extensive preventative healthcare services to millions of women."