For Vladimir Putin to be trying to impact our elections, that - we have to - there has to be - he has to be held accountable.

No commander in chief would ever say, "I'm not going to listen to the guys on the ground."

I think it's important that we show up. I think it's important that we communicate directly with all those working people.

When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door.

[Hillary Clinton] and I are fine. Are we going to be besties for the rest of our lives? No.

The goal is not to just have rapists expelled from schools. I don't want rapists transferring schools. I don't want them out there, being able to commit these crimes. I want them to go to prison. But if you understand this crime and you understand what happens in the reporting of this crime and the support that a victim does or does not get, you realize that our legislation increases the likelihood that a young woman will go to the police in a timely manner and that the police will investigate and that they will be able to administer real justice in the criminal system.

I'm going to wait for the confirmation hearings. I'm familiar with General [John Francis ] Kelly because of my work on the Armed Services Committee. I think he is a fine general and I want to make sure that he has a handle on some of the complicated issues that are contained within Homeland Security.