04/10/2013
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"This success, which was enabled by coalition airpower, gave a significant confidence boost to the Iraqi Security Forces, and I hope this momentum will continue."
"While I share the President's hope for new opportunities, I also share concerns about Iran's destabilizing actions in the Middle East."
"I hope the witnesses will provide their assessment of these events and what opportunities and cautionary notes they would present for consideration to the committee."
"This is not, as I say, an arbitrary decision. It is a reflection of the courts' view on the Second Amendment rights of the individual Americans."