"Today's hearing provides us with an important opportunity to examine how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can improve its management using proven, private-sector best practices."
"Those who are left in the agency that have been doing the nuts and bolts work, the not at-will employees, so to speak, they are nonpolitical employees, are left holding the bag."
"In recent years, the American public has grown increasingly dissatisfied with our Government."
"What will we have to wait and see, Secretary Kerry?"
"You must understand the American people see Iran as like a crocodile or a shark that does what it does."
"It is not Congress' job. This is the administration."
"We stand for America. You represent America."
"We do need to narrow down that set, because we don't object to everything."
"I don't know what you had for breakfast this morning, but I would like to on occasion have some of whatever makes you delusional about American credibility."
"We don't have any credibility left on the planet in foreign relations as far as I am concerned, basically due completely to this administration."
"So you just look at the scale of the deal, like if you were buying a car, would this be a good deal."
"If we feel so badly about them and they are bad, they are a rogue actor, not--why are they even a part--if a convict is sentenced, do we allow the convict to then sit on the jury?"