Ben Nelson: “If we measure against these benchmarks that you just identified and we are not succeeding, are there consequences?”

Do you believe this forward-deployed radar in Turkey is a significant contribution to our Homeland defense capability?

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

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.

Let me add my thoughts. We ask you to reduce budgets, to watch the growth, and then when you come before us after you've done it, then we question why you've done it and whether you've done it right or not.