"I will accept the idea that nobody told anybody that this sequester was actually going to happen, even though it was in the law."
"So the combination of the cuts a normal district would take plus the sort of payment in lieu of tax revenue, the Impact Aid money that we give."
"I am confused by the idea that there appear to be no spending cuts that can be taken."
"I hope one thing surely we're getting out of this is that there are still terrorists in the world and they still want to do us harm."
"I don't know of anybody that's really talked directly on this committee, Mr. Chairman, to people who were in Benghazi"
"What is DOD doing to ensure the $1 billion devoted to this integrated electronic recordskeeping system is not going to be wasted?"
"Our relationship with Israel is of great concern to me, and it is a priority to our efforts in the Middle East."
"If confirmed, you have my commitment to work closely with you, the other members of the Missouri and Kansas congressional delegations, and community leaders to ensure the BFC disposition process is un..."
"But we ought to let the money as much as possible be defined by the strategy rather than the other way around, Senator."
"I think that is a recognition that our investment and the way we have used those resources has gotten them in a position where we maybe need to be more focused on rebuilding than we do building down."
"If confirmed, I will be committed to this interaction and to monitoring the global supply."