"the outline of the deal here is pretty obvious. The defense number has got to go up. The domestic number has got to come down to some degree."
"the President has been a pretty busy guy. He got some things done, the COVID relief bill, the infrastructure bill."
"we need some focus here, not on some of these other agendas that, frankly, are stalling out right now."
"I could probably just say 'amen' and dispense with my remarks because there is essentially nothing in your opening statement that I don't agree with wholeheartedly."
"I challenge anybody to match that record. But I think it is a clear indication of how much regard the Director is held in."
"I am very supportive of the President's topline proposal here."
"I am pleased to have a President who set out a marker."
"I am just arguing for we are going a little fast here before we actually have this thing worked through."
"I believe, based upon the experience we have had with COVID-19... we had no difficulty figuring out how to invest those in vaccines, in therapeutics, and in diagnostics."
"As the chair, you are never out of time, number one."
"But, look, we know China is sort of a bad actor. They will steal anything that is not nailed down."
"I very much appreciate that and commend you for your diligence and urge you to double down on that."