"We have seen that the military solution isn't working."
"In my experience as an infantry officer on the ground in Iraq, there were many times when I was asked to do jobs that I was unprepared for and untrained for, because they were State Department jobs, b..."
"So if we want to be an average country, we are doing just fine."
"Today marks our subcommittee's fifth discussion on reforms to the Department of Defense's background investigation and security clearance process."
"This situation is absurd. Your leadership must be held accountable and it must never happen again."
"No American family should go home in the evening with the fear that their house might blow up."
"I absolutely believe that NiSource has safety as a core value."
"You're responsible for everything your platoon does or fails to do."
"Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Thank you for scheduling this hearing--for rescheduling the hearing due to the hurricane."
"Today, we are seeking clarity on the Trump administration's strategies for achieving U.S. political and military objectives in Syria."
"What is your strategy? Moreover, we don't even know what your long-term objectives are."
"Right now our troops inside Syria are there for one purpose, and that is under the U.N. authorization about defeating ISIS."