"So I know I have a very short time and thank you as a military spouse for ensuring that our military can vote."
"I am extremely concerned that we preserve the perception and reality that the U.S. military is apolitical."
"the timing of the decision to deploy, which is hard to feel wasn't political given how close it was to the midterms."
"I am prepared to use the tools at the committee's disposal to obtain the information if the Secretary fails to comply."
"No amount of verbal gymnastics will change that she knew the Trump administration was implementing a policy to separate families at the border."
"The President himself admitted there is no emergency, even as he was announcing his declaration, saying, 'I didn't need to do this. I just want to do it faster.'"
"Real border security cannot be achieved by building a wall on the Southern Border, blocking asylum seekers, or separating children from their parents."
"I want people to think about where we will be if it becomes normal to ask foreign governments to intervene in our political process."
"I think that we still believe in a way forward in Iraq. They just have to take the opportunity."
"You cannot fight something with nothing."
"The U.S. really does have a vital national security interest in ensuring that Iraq or any other country does not become a safe haven for terrorists who could threaten the U.S. homeland, U.S. citizens,..."
"the single best blunt, frankly, to both ISIL and to a strong, dominant Iranian influence in Iraq is a strong, capable Federal Government based in Baghdad."