John Warner: “Will you continue to take a look at that?”

You will carry with you for the rest of your life the recollections of the work that you have done for one of America's most valued assets, the men and the women and their families of the armed services of the United States.

I was a strong supporter of the statutory approach on deficit reduction.

the buck stops on your desk. You have got to exercise stronger oversight.

Good luck to each and every one of you, and to the importance of the confirmation process.