The attack this morning reminds us we are still at war with an evil, determined enemy that must be defeated.

We are on path to draw down our land forces to pre-World War II levels.

I want to cut through some of that with this assumption that, you know, a number of us here, in a bipartisan way, are building a bill that stops the drawdown of the land forces.

Would EPA be willing to meet with these environmental leaders to discuss the Agency's reasoning behind its Hudson River dredging decision?

My people, they are hurting, and they are very disappointed, and we are looking for answers.

I wholeheartedly agree with your recommendation number 7 in the report that says the Army must continue to treat readiness as its most important funding priority.

I have tremendous faith in the American people that empowered with information--I guess I don't agree with some of the assessments that they would change their consumption habits.

I believe that people have a right to know what it is that they are consuming, and I also feel very strongly about science.

Ensuring the viability of our family farms is critical, a principle that we can't drop as we move forward reconciling right-to-know and science.

I appreciate those responses. And to be clear, even the vision that I am laying out here requires the world's strongest military as a deterrent to those who would do us harm.

This extremist group, this Islamic extremist group, is trying to deceive the Muslim world that somehow they are advancing their cause.

I appreciate the panelists and want to begin just by associating myself with the remarks that General Keane made earlier today with regard to calling things for what they are: Islamic extremists.

I think across all fronts, we are doing a lot to try to help Ukraine strengthen itself and be better able to determine its own path as a sovereign country.

It seems contradictory that, while we all want to advance balanced policies that help promote the economy, and balance our need to protect the environment, that we are bringing forward, what I would describe as an onerous regime under the…

I just refuse to accept that we had no leverage at all.

That is the big negative to me of us going too far too fast is that companies will migrate to nations with the thinnest of rule books, with less rules.

I urge each of you as Members of Congress to remember that we have a choice in America to import labor or import food.