"Although he was a Democrat and I was a Republican, because I believed he was the most capable person for the job, I put him forward."
"the takeover by the Taliban was inevitable."
"I think we need to acknowledge that this was important to bring these peace negotiations forward."
"This is a very important issue to focus on."
"Your constituents rightly are concerned about this."
"I think this is really important given the timing that you have just talked about about this comparison test and what the A-10 is doing right now against the fight against ISIS."
"It was an honor to work with him to make sure that there are provisions in the NDAA that will make sure that this comparison test is done before there is any retirement of the A-10."
"I want to also thank Mr. Francis for his very good insight as to how we could try to really bring back some real oversight over this and the cost overruns."
"I wanted to follow up on some of the questions that Senator Portman asked about the heroin and fentanyl interdiction at the Southern border."
"Even though some of the MOU, for example, didn't incorporate issues as specific as a Coin, for example."
"It just strikes me as that there was a very lack of communication here in a way that has pretty significant implications."