Lindsey Graham

I have every confidence that you'll be confirmed, and these will be difficult, but I think very rewarding, jobs.

She couldn't be on TV to talk about what happened in the State Department because she was distraught? I don't buy that. Does anybody believe that about Secretary Clinton? And if it's true, it's something the American people need to…

And at the end of the day--my time is up--isn't that what we are trying to do?

We are trying to find a way to fight a war within our values.

Well, do you agree with me that you do not need a court order to surveil the enemy in a time of war?

How did we miss the fact that a major in the United States Army was communicating with him?

Let us pick up on what the Chairman said. You wrote an op-ed piece opining that you think that this technology, if it had been in place before 9/11, could have helped prevent the attack.

I am giving you an opportunity here to tell us that maybe the worst is yet to come and prepare Members of Congress who are sympathetic with a bill you may send us.

I think we need to get really serious about this, because I think the worst is yet to come.

Every other refugee problem in the world is being displaced by Syria, so the World Food Program is being devastated by Syria.

But it really is inadequate over time, don't you think?

What I am trying to lay out is that the worst is yet to come.

I think most Americans are concerned about a lot of things, and Syria is hard to get people's attention about.

I think the worst-case scenario would be if they had no place to go.

I think there is bipartisan support for trying to do a better job in terms of assimilating non-terrorist refugees in the United States.

I think America has a pretty good track record of assimilating people.

I do not see a comprehensive immigration bill passing anytime soon, so when it comes to changes in our laws...

Now, here is the question. It is a good question. If they had a nuclear weapon, would they be likely to end such activity or would they be more effective in expanding it? Mr. McCAIN. May I interrupt? I forgot one aspect of Iranian behavior…

Well, I think the point Senator McCain is making is dead- on. Is it not true that our government has designated the Iranian regime--their government--as one of the largest state sponsors of terrorism in the world? Is that correct? Mr…

We need to fix it. We are creating a lot of anxiety for people who are going through enough anxiety. I hope we can rise to the occasion here at the end.

Just to respond, I think this is what happens when you are trying to get something done late in the year. We are all adults. We have had months to deal with these issues. I sort of hate the fact that you are dealing with important things…

The unraveling effect is what people worry about. If you fix it for the military retirees, what about the civilians? I am willing to look at that. But the bottom line is they fought hard. They fought long. They have earned what they got…

That is a good question. The best way is to fix it before it passes, and we have until January 15. Nobody wants to shut the government down. Again, the budget deal is just about numbers. We have to actually appropriate. But I think we…

I do. Before I do, I wish to say that the Senator from Mississippi asked a question in our conference: Tell me what this costs our retirees. All of us on the Republican side looked at him, me included--me included--I didn't have a clue how…

I think the Senator from Mississippi may have the exact number, and it amounts to a brigade of soldiers, almost. I ask the Senator from Mississippi, what is the number?