Bill Keating actually said...

"for those people that think this issue is remote somehow and it is not important to the U.S., which I just fail to understand"

"The purpose of undertaking the overall investigation of Afghanistan was to look to 20-plus years and to try to find out lessons learned, things that we could do differently."

"I hope that the Speaker has the courage to even allow democracy that so many people fought for a chance to have a vote on this."

"First off, as a Gold Star family myself--my uncle was killed in action--I just want to recognize and thank the families that are here."