"Targeted air strikes are not going to win, okay?"
"It is not going to happen, you know. Assad has the support of Iran."
"None of what has been put on the table here strikes me as helpful."
"dropping more bombs on the population isn't exactly going to help the refugee crisis."
"shuffling more weapons in there also doesn't help stabilize the region."
"I hope all parties involved will work together to achieve what is clearly our common goal, and that is that our servicemembers who have put their lives on the line to protect our country and at our re..."
"In a tough budget environment, such as the one we face this year, I hope to enlist all of you who care deeply about our troops and our national security in focusing on solutions to the damage to our f..."
"I just concur in the chairman's remarks and look forward to hearing from all the Members."
"I want to echo the chairman's comments and thanks to both Secretary McHugh and General Odierno for their outstanding leadership of the Army."
"I think it is a realistic look at the next 5--sorry--at fiscal year 2014, and then planning beyond."
"the best thing Congress could do right now is one way or the other turn off sequestration."
"But this notion that somehow torturing the discretionary budget and torturing the defense budget in particular to force us to get a budget deal is ridiculous."