Ben Nelson: “Hard choices had to be made.”

We cannot just be catching up or trying to stay at par with the rest of the world or otherwise our defenses are down.

In the report, you're deferring the construction of the CMRR facility, which is a key tenet of the commitment to the Senate and Congress during the New START debate.

We spend an awful lot of time talking about what programs we would like to have. Probably not nearly enough time on accountability.

The President's fiscal year 2013 budget ensures that this will remain a leading national security priority.