“Our national-security strategy must drive our military budget, rather ...” — Tom Cotton Quote

“Our national-security strategy must drive our military budget, rather than the budget setting our strategy.”

“Why would you codify a set of safeguards you might want to change as technology evolves and you face new risks of privacy, in addition to changing safeguards that might need to be relaxed in an emergency situation?”

“The critical role of Congress in the adoption of international agreements was clearly laid out by our Founding Fathers in our Constitution. And it's a principle upon which Democrats and Republicans have largely agreed.”

“As the sixth largest economy in the world, the economic engine of the nation, and provider of a large percentage of the federal budget, California carries a lot of weight.”

“Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics.”

“When you make a movie for a really low budget, it makes you really strict. You have to plan things down to the tiniest detail.”