Chuck Hagel: “You come before this committee impressively qualified, well prepared, and it is a nomination all of America can be proud…”

The President has determined that closing it is a national security imperative.

When the National Guard opened up on students and killed students, partly because they weren't trained, they panicked.

No one person should ever govern a party. That’s not the point of political parties. Political parties must be diverse, have different opinions.

Because I had the responsibility and I play my own game here. And that is because by law, I am the one official in government charged with certification with release of detainees. I take that responsibility very seriously.