Lindsey Graham

What's in it for us to me would be an Afghanistan willing to fight the terrorists and help defend our Nation from attack.

If we don't have a BSA, not one troop with my support will be left behind.

The decision we're about to make as a Nation regarding Afghanistan is probably the single most important decision we'll make in the 21st century in securing our Homeland other than the Iranian nuclear program.

Ms. Harrington, how much would it cost taxpayers to terminate the MOX program?

Ms. Harrington, under 50 U.S.C. 2566, can you send this material to the SRS?

The administration is committed to the U.S-Russia Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement (PMDA)

I think it's reckless in terms of trying to take material that would present a proliferation threat.

You're breaking the direction given to you by Congress, without any viable alternative. This is incredibly irresponsible.

There is no viable option to MOX that would be cheaper and meet the target dates of disposition. That's just a complete, absolute absurd concept, and I know that to be the fact.

There is an agreement between us and the Russians and that's what the MOX program is all about.

Last year in the budget we appropriated $430 million, Congress did, for construction of the MOX facility; is that correct?

Ms. Harrington, how will DOE comply with the terms of 50 U.S.C. 2566 which mandate a metric ton of plutonium leave South Carolina by January 2016?

I cannot imagine that sequestration is a good thing, but we all imposed it upon ourselves and many of us would like to fix it.

Libya is an example of it spreading and being lethal to those in Libya who served our country.

At some point we need to relook at the AUMF to make sure it serves us the best way.

I could see this thing turning pretty badly against us, and I hope we can avoid that.

I agree with President Obama when he says that we cannot leave any troops behind without a BSA.

Are you doing with the money what Congress told you to do?

I just don't think this is very wise. I think we need to fix it before we get ourselves in a very bad way with the Russians.

You stop after it's 60 percent complete, it is just not a good model to use.

I wouldn't agree to allow the Russians to immobilize, because somebody down the road could reconstitute.

My commitment to this subcommittee is to try to reduce the cost of the MOX program.

When you draw a red line and you tell Assad, when you use chemical weapons on your own people, that will be a red line, and you flinch.

It's not just about Ukraine. It's about our standing in the world.

It started with Benghazi, when you kill Americans and nobody pays a price, you invite this type of aggression.