I thank you and Senator Shelby for having this hearing.
Most of the initial folks who got us into this downward spiral were not the commercial banks but were investment banks.
I think we're going to have to start talking more realistically about what those timelines are and calm people down.
I do have a good deal of empathy for that area of Florida for the fact that they have lost ships due to retirement.
it has come to my attention that three critical health and safety projects at Fort Monroe, VA, remain unfunded, in spite of the Army's plan ...
I salute both of you for very careful statements.
What we're looking for here is an examination of the present law, what is the most damaging aspect of the present policy?
This is obviously quite an emotional issue, but it's also a legislative issue.
I don't believe, quite frankly, that the DOD budget should be sacrosanct when it comes to looking at the constraints and the examinations th...
That's not the military I grew up in. That's not the military you and I served in, Admiral.
We cannot remain as a viable balancing force in the Pacific without these bases.
I made it very clear at that time that this survey was going to be vital in terms of evaluating whether we should move forward on this law.
I contacted the White House when I was on Guam, trying to make the point that this isn't simply a transportation issue; it's a national secu...
the fate of these societies and their political evolution rests not with us, the United States Government or NGOs, it rests with the citizen...
Asia is really moving toward multilateral relationships. And it's positive.
For ASEAN to be effective, to be the dominant institution of Asia... it has to have a greater leveling effect.
if we are not consistent in how we deal with these incidents, such as locking up dissidents and these sorts of things, in a country like Chi...
The nongovernmental impact of the United States is enormous in Asia.
