Ray Mabus: “I would never, ever, ever do anything to lower the combat readiness or the reliability of the United States military.”

I believe that U.S. energy security is a vital component of our overall national security.

It is an example, Senator, of when you miss a year building a ship, because we missed some years--we only built one submarine instead of two--you just do not make that up.

We don't need 123 programs; we just need some effective programs.

I think sequestration puts every program at risk. It puts everything we do at risk.