"We have got to go line by line and take an axe to programs that we simply can't afford."
"I want to note with appreciation your 33 years of service to your country."
"The cartels continue to operate with near impunity."
"The total number of drug-related murders in Mexico through October of this year was about 7,000."
"the cartels are still moving their narcotics, operating with near impunity across that border"
"it is still spillover violence and it is not being controlled"
"Do you know what the expression in Spanish 'oplata o ploma' means?"
"You must choose between a bribe or assassination, silver or lead, right?"
"I am very, very pleased to see your Subcommittee conducting this very important hearing and timely hearing and initiation of the Vision Center of Excellence."
"It is imperative that the Department of Defense and VA work together quickly to firmly establish this center and valuable Eye Trauma Registry to assist our young men and women in uniform facing vision..."
"Our brave soldiers, sailors, airmen who have lost their vision will survive and can thrive, but if we can prevent vision loss, we ought to do everything possible to make that happen."
"I am thrilled about that."