Conrad Burns: “Your airmen are critical to winning this global war on terror.”

You have been beating up on me for 18 months on Jack Abramoff. I broke no law.

Working with you is a delight anyway, and I appreciate your patience today and your appearance here.

We may have a little discussion about that later on, but we will try and work our way through it.

I intend to honor our men and women serving and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.