"We will never forget the events, of course, of 9/11, and must be sure an attack on the United States and our interests abroad can never come from Afghanistan in the future."
"Iran remains a very real threat to the United States and our allies. As the administration continues its diplomatic efforts, this must be backed by military strength."
"I am concerned today about the announcement the President made. He decided to withdraw forces from Afghanistan on September 11."
"The events of the past year have affected virtually every sector of our economy. This is especially true for our farmers and ranchers."
"The urgency to close the digital divide in rural America has never been more clear."
"SOUTHCOM is an extremely important area of operation that frequently doesn't get the priority it deserves because of conflicts in other areas of the world."
"I think we have got a lot of work to do on this committee, but I think we have to start with looking at the system."
"What I am seeing is--what I was hoping to hear are important changes and lessons learned and where we go from here."
"The January 6 attack on the Capitol was something I never thought I would witness."
"This is very, very disappointing at the least and frightening at the most."
"It was clear from our briefing last month that the failure to protect the Capitol was not due to a lack of intelligence but, rather, a failure to properly act on the intelligence."