It offends me when people suggest that we're the British Empire of a long time ago or the Russians.

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.

From the American people's point of view, I hope you understand that we're trying to build defenses abroad and let armies abroad do the fighting with minimal help from us.

I believe the capability of the Afghan people is fairly unlimited when it comes to reforming Afghanistan.

Would you agree with me the capabilities that are beginning to be available to terrorist organizations are greater than they were before September 11?

The biggest blow really to the Taliban and al Qaeda is girls going to school.

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

Would you agree that Afghanistan is the central front in that battle, because this is where it all started?

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

The key ingredient here is will and desire.

It's how we leave and what we leave behind.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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