Tom Cole actually said...

"We are going to miss you, General. You have done a fantastic job for the country, and just appreciate all the hard work."

"I have got a question really for General Scobee."

"I want to associate myself with and maybe echo the concerns of the ranking member of the full committee and the ranking member of the subcommittee simply over the balance inside the President's budget..."

"I sometimes think, you know, we try to do too much at the Federal level, and I am not talking in terms of money."