We depended on Sarah very much when she was on the staff of the Committee.

We very much appreciate your willingness to serve our nation during this very difficult time.

I have expressed, previously, my concern that the United States aid and the international aid not be a source of funds for corruption in Afghanistan.

I'm just trying to figure out whether we're on schedule to meet the expectations that the administration had when the speech was given.

Mr. Chairman, I'd just urge we have complete transparency--our government insists--on the mineral issues in that country.

we are on target, as the administration had envisioned when these statements were made in late 2009.

I do think we're entitled to be informed as to how well we are meeting the expected schedule that the President obviously had in mind when he gave his speech in December.

I'm just trying to judge whether we can expect the careful withdrawal that will begin in July.

The politics of this is extremely difficult.

Well, thank you very much, Senator Warner.

Well, first, thank you both very much for your service.

I just urge you, because voting is so fundamental to our system, that when Congress acts to try to expand rights...

We live through the election procedures and we see obstacles in the way of voters.

This is not equal justice under the law.

I guess my point is that voting restrictions today still exist.

Right now in 30 states an individual can still be fired for their sexual orientation where he or she has no recourse.

I respect her for that.

If you have children, if you work for a living, if you are a woman, if you vote, if you care about the air we breathe or the water we drink, you need to pay close attention to the confirmation hearing and the work of the Supreme Court.

I wanted Americans to get a better understanding of the impact of the Supreme Court on their everyday lives.

How do I explain to a 50-some year old woman with a couple children who is fired after 25 years in the workforce because the employer wants to hire someone half her age and pay one-third the salary?

It took a long time. A lot of people worked hard, people gave up their lives in order that we have the right to vote and expanded the right to vote.

The bottom line is that for those who commit acts of terror against the United States we need to have an effective way to bring them to justice.

I just one more time express this concern about following legal precedent and activism.

Last year the Supreme Court chipped away at the existing precedent in Brown v. Board of Education.

I am proud to be an original cosponsor that would provide protection in the workplace for LGBT.