"What you are stating is that sending U.S. troops to Syria as part of a strategy to deter Iran, and with the guidance that they will not be withdrawn until Iran withdraws its forces is not a military o..."
"This is not an analytical judgment. You are telling troops when they can go home."
"If that is what the troops are hearing--if that is what the American parents and families of these troops are hearing, and you have already said that that is illegal under the authorization given from..."
"Now, to Secretary Shulkin's credit, he came up at my request and visited on a Saturday afternoon."
"But one of the things we learn in the Marines is that of all of the different leadership steps: coming up with a great plan, doing the reconnaissance to get the intelligence, none of it really matters..."
"The problem, Mr. Secretary, is the decision to stay in or pull out is ultimately a binary decision."
"How do you make our Eastern European allies trust us in the fight against Russia when we are not really willing to stand up to Russia right here at home?"
"So you do not think that when the President comes out against NATO and says that we might not even be a part of NATO, maybe should not even be a part of NATO, that does not contribute to any distrust?"
"It does not seem like our effort is calibrated to really meet that threat at all."
"China has successfully conducted test launches of several effective anti-satellite missiles, ostensibly able to destroy U.S. satellites."
"One of the most frustrating and disappointing lessons I have learned about Congress since I arrived here about a year ago is the simple truth that Washington does not know how to count."
"Do you find it hypocritical for the President who claimed that he would get rid of the national debt, and I quote, 'over a period of 8 years,' to send this budget to Congress?"