Tom Udall actually said...

"I hope and will do my part to assure that the politics in this important policy debate we're having end at the water's edge."

"So, in an ideal world, we would get the job done militarily in the short-term; in the medium- and long-term, we would have a presence in the region, economically, diplomatically, and politically."

"I don't see us getting to PASS ID on the Senate floor between now and the end of the year."

"I think it could go very quickly over there. And we could solve this issue, as opposed to extension after extension."