"Elections have consequences. Let's work together and see if we can get some nominations moving in the spirit of what we did in the last Congress."
"You seem to all be highly qualified, and unless you screw up, you are going to make it."
"To kill Americans."
"So we need to keep our guard up, right?"
"Do you think there is the equivalent of warlords in Mexico?"
"And in your experience in this area, ungoverned spaces is sort of a great deal for terrorist and narcotic organizations, right?"
"Well, you seem to be very qualified."
"Well, my advice for whatever it is worth and not much, is be reluctant to do it."
"Competition is a good thing, and we will determine today what happened."
"These companies are the most powerful on the planet. They have almost unlimited money."
"I think sort of the big theme here today is consolidation of power in the hands of few can create problems for the many."
"Late today, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham who sits on the Judiciary Committee called for a special counsel to look into the matter."