John Cornyn

It strikes me, Mr. Kendall, as strange that the Russians can build a helicopter that meets Afghan requirements but U.S. manufacturers cannot.

This always seems like a very mysterious and arcane subject.

Your prepared testimony highlights the importance of the Air-Sea Battle Concept, which seeks to improve integration of air, land, maritime, space, and cyberspace forces to combat growing A2/AD threats.

I join my colleague from Illinois in expressing our concerns about the junior Senator from Illinois, Senator Kirk, who, unfortunately, suffered a medical incident, has had surgery, and is now recovering in Chicago. We know once again we…

I ask whether the Senator from Illinois would agree that following his comments I be recognized for 10 minutes, and then go back and forth.

Reserving the right to object, can I kindly ask the assistant leader something, and this is a matter of accommodation. We have two speakers on the Republican side and two on the Democratic side. Would he be amenable to entering into an…

How concerned are you about al-Qaeda returning to Iraq following the departure of U.S. Armed Forces?

In light of these obstacles, will the Iraqis be able to adequately prevent terrorist organizations from taking root and growing in Iraq?

In Iraq, how great is the risk that the Iranian regime will obtain a significant and destabilizing influence following the planned withdrawal of the last U.S. troops by December 2011?

I am sure I won't need all that time, but I ask unanimous consent to speak for as much time as I may use of that time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I inquire of the Chair, how much time remains on our side for morning business? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is 39\1/2\ minutes remaining.

That is not to say our system is perfect, because it is far from it. We need to do a lot to make it better.

We ought to--we naturalize 1 million people as new American citizens each year in America.

If Congress doesn't act, the States can actually apply and require the invocation of a constitutional convention.

Without reform, no changes, and beneficiaries of Social Security in the future may find themselves without the benefits that the Federal Government has promised, and that's, to me, unacceptable.

I think this hearing has been very revealing and important.

It's not just my idea, it's actually the framers of our Constitution.

The very same person who appointed the people to serve. I believe that Senator Durbin and others, on a bipartisan basis, showed great courage.

I wish the President would embrace his own bipartisan Fiscal Commission report.

If it's not going to be imposed by self-restraint, we need some sort of constitutional restraint.

Do you believe that Iranian backed militias will begin targeting U.S. diplomats once the U.S. military has left Iraq, and if so, why?

If the report that the President was largely absent from discussions with Iraqi officials over the past 9 months is true, should it be a surprise that the administration was unable to reach an agreement with the Government of Iraq?

In testimony before this committee earlier this year, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency noted that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force is covertly providing money, weapons, safe haven, and training to Iraqi…

Well, isn't that false?

I agree with Senator Schumer that we need all the information about these programs and the distinctions, if any, between Wide Receiver and Fast and Furious.