Our concern is that decisions made that affect the safety of our troops are based on intelligence and not personal benefits.

It is absolutely imperative that ... a new committee member be found who can spend their time focused on intelligence and the defense of our country.

It's clear that he has set a higher standard than has been possible for him to reasonably meet. It's clear that he needs to work harder to fulfill those promises.

I think that a [one-year] moratorium could be put in place in both directions. It essentially allows those relationships to cool off a bit.

When (the Political Reform Act) was originally written, a lot more people didn't necessarily consider politics as a full-time position.

If it had been flagged at over $1 million or over $5 million, it certainly would have raised a lot more eyebrows than the (governor's) original filing.