"I never doubted his love for our country and he never doubted mine either privately or publicly."
"We need every dollar at home."
"The Obama administration has made the point over and over again that we have a national security budget."
"I am grateful for your friendship, your support, and for your leadership and service to all of us who are Marylanders--and Americans."
"We cannot afford to be the world's first responder whenever a crisis arises--we need strong multilateral partners who can help us shoulder this burden."
"We have to find the right balance."
"The money we spend abroad is not a gift to foreign nations. It is an investment in our national security."
"I think my own view is that conditions are sometimes useful to focus the attention of the host government on what they need to do."
"Should we condition assistance to Egypt? How can we be most effective in encouraging private sector development and growth?"
"Working with North Korea is very frustrating, exceedingly difficult."
"I think the committee would do well to take the executive branch's nomination and to move her forward."