"Schools of all kinds must be held accountable. They cannot be allowed to take advantage of our brave men and women."
"we were able to move this bill through the Senate and through the House in sort of a record 16 months"
"And the new GI Bill is making a real difference for thousands of veterans and their families each and every year."
"Today's veterans have made tremendous sacrifices for our country, and they deserve a quality education in gratitude for their services."
"You can't renegotiate the front end once the back end is done. This is an obligation that has been made to people whose military careers are now done."
"I would respectfully submit that the series of exchanges that we have had with China where they have insisted on only bilateral solutions is perhaps the strongest argument for us proceeding forward in..."
"If I have to face questions about whether this is a critical firefight in the defense of American sovereignty, or a self-inflicted wound in a rapidly emerging global theater where our competitors are ..."
"I believe it is well past the time when the questions and concerns raised here today were compelling."
"We had a unanimous vote by the Senate that had two very important pieces in it, I think, in terms of the expression of the Senate."
"I believe that the indisputable starting point in this discussion really is that the international rules of the road for security and also for commercial exploration have never been more complex."
"It is clearly apparent in the South China Sea."