The big concern that I have is there was an impression left and I certainly went into the meeting with this impression that the unclassified talking points, that is what she relied upon, and certainly that's in part what she said on each…

I would answer the Senator from South Carolina by saying if we do not establish a select committee and bring everyone together, what you can envision is an incomplete story from each. First of all, we know that CIA sources put out a…

his own reelection ahead of the interests of working Americans and our national security

I thank my colleague from South Carolina. He has really led the effort on this incredibly important resolution. I also thank my colleague from Connecticut, Senator Blumenthal, for his leadership on this issue. The bipartisan nature of this…

our troops are fighting and being attacked in Afghanistan. Iran marches toward the capability of having a nuclear weapon. Terrorists have been murdering our diplomats. Innocent civilians are being murdered in Syria by a despotic regime…

It has. We have to do a budget, I would say to the Senators from Alabama and South Dakota, for our country. And we need to make sure that we protect our national security. That is why this problem has to be solved now. We need leadership…

It is an honor certainly to speak after the Senator from Alabama, who is the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee. He knows better than anyone else here, as my colleague from South Dakota said, had we done a budget for our…

Yes, we did. In fact, I was at the same major defense employer in my State on Monday the same employer we went to--BAE. Mr. McCAIN. What do they say?

They say they are worried about sequestration because there are thousands of jobs at stake in New Hampshire. But more important, there is the capacity to make sure our troops have the very best equipment, the very best technology, and that…

I want to follow up on the comments of the distinguished ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee who, of course, through his own service and sacrifice for our country knows too well how important it is for us to stand with…

If the Senator from Arizona will yield, I too would call that hypocrisy. I mean, when there is no plan in the Senate for the fiscal state of the country, when the other side seems unwilling to actually do the work of the Budget Committee…

I ask unanimous consent to enter into this colloquy with my colleagues. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Casey). Without objection, it is so ordered.