"I would hate to get halfway through a plan and find out that the other half of the plan wasn't going to occur."
"That would be a great solution to this, I would think, for a significant amount of time, if you've got that kind of space."
"I appreciate your service and being here today and your leadership at a challenging time for our defense structure."
"I'm definitely not an opponent of forward positioning our troops."
"The Jefferson Barracks Cemetery is just such an integral part of who we have always been as a Nation and how we've treated our veterans."
"Whatever we can do about that should be done."
"The deep U.S.-Bahrain security relationship is the cornerstone for our collective security in the Gulf region."
"I appreciate your having this hearing, and I look forward to whatever we can do, working together, to get this nomination confirmed by our colleagues in the Senate."
"As one of the only games in town, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) continues to have a ballooning portfolio, well above the intended size."
"EPA should not be using taxpayer dollars to impose costly and burdensome regulations that could severely impact jobs, our economy and the cost of everything we do or buy."
"Guidance can have just as far reaching consequences as traditional rulemakings can."