"I wish this hearing was focused on Afghanistan. The world watched as the Biden administration botched the withdrawal, leading to the deaths of 13 servicemembers in an explosion outside the Kabul airport."
"Since withdrawal, life in Afghanistan has not improved. For example, the Taliban's new government contains U.S.-recognized terrorists."
"President Biden promised we would not see another Saigon. He was wrong."
"He promised that al Qaeda was gone, but common sense will tell us that is not true."
"Oh my goodness. There are so many employers in my district who would be so grateful to find a few people to work and they would be real jobs in which they learned real skills, and it's unfortunate tha..."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing to address the public health and national security crisis that is veteran and military mental health and suicide."
"I thought it was a good bipartisan hearing without the partisan rancor that you sometimes have."
"Failure is really not an option. I mean, there are some agencies out there they can probably fool around and our country will continue on, but you guys cannot fail."
"It has got to be your number-one goal."
"It is abhorrent that my colleagues across the aisle have called a so-called hearing today to demonize American industry whose products make modern life possible."
"We want to share that environmental progress with the rest of the world."