Richard Lugar actually said...

"Thank you very much, Madam Chairman. I thank you, and I thank my colleague, Senator Barrasso, for yielding this time."

"I would simply like to ask that you make this work a priority in Azerbaijan when you assume your new responsibilities in Baku."

"I appreciate that answer very much and the very specific though that you will examine each and every program, that we probably are overrepresented, and that the expense of this is enormous."

"I would like to commend your efforts to advance many critical initiatives as the special envoy for Eurasian energy."