"Where was the medical expertise that you used in making that decision?"
"If confirmed, I believe that there's a real need for that electronic attack capability in the Pacific."
"Senator, it's already a burden. We were sequestered in 2013, and we're still coming out of the burden."
"I believe the rebalance is real and we're well into it."
"I view with concern any reduction in any of the forces we have in the Pacific."
"Hawaii is the key, is the gateway to the rebalance."
"We should continue to use military engagement with China to demonstrate U.S."
"I believe that we should go to a knife fight with a gun and not with a butter knife."
"I believe that China has embarked on a maritime sovereignty campaign in East Asia."
"But I would urge you to keep it to science and leave the politics aside."
"I find it incredible that NIH funding is funding this because... it has nothing to do with Chestertown and everything to do with a partisan political agenda."
"This was the use of Federal dollars on a clearly partisan political agenda."