Kirsten Gillibrand actually said...

"We want to introduce this idea of public service earlier in people's careers."

"One of my concerns is that--what should we say--the landscape on which we are playing today tends to be the United States infrastructure."

"We've heard testimony over the last several months about how we can recruit and retain the best Intelligence Community members."

"I first want to talk to Ms. Abizaid. You are a bit of a first, so I want to congratulate you."