Adam Smith actually said...

"We thank you for your service and your great leadership in your three very important commands."

"We are one of the most bipartisan committees in Congress."

"I would just clarify the chairman said sequestration. He doesn't mean the sequestration that we are dealing with here; he means the sequestration that is so going to disproportionately hit the Departm..."

"Just reiterating the challenge of keeping people in such a highly skilled position as professional staff member on Armed Services in light of pay cuts and downsizing and the difficulty of that."