I have been very positive about your service, because I know sincerely you believe this. But we have got to get the message out. Just the word 'sequestration' puts people to sleep. So please be the Paul Revere I know.

How can we justify such increases when really commitments were made to the people who have made such a difference in protecting our freedoms?

I am truly concerned at a time of war that we would have these reductions which I think is going to put American families at risk.

And, additionally, I would like to know the salary paid and then the supporting costs for his services.

And my concern would be that we should be providing more--that this is not the burden.

If no action is taken on January 1, 2013, between expiration of tax cuts, sequestration, and a number of other measures, there will be a very sharp change in the fiscal stance of the Federal Government, which by itself with no compensating…

The idea of containing a nuclear-armed Iran is not the way to go; the idea is to prevent them from doing it.

if President Karzai continues to insist on us turning over 3,044 law-of-war prisoners that we hold at Parwan prison humanely, a great center of intelligence gathering, if he insists turning those prisoners over to an Afghan legal system…

I don't see DOD as a job creator for America. That's one of the benefits, but I don't think we should view DOD as a way to just create jobs.

Winning to me would be withdrawing our forces in a fashion that we could leave where Afghanistan has security forces sufficient to defeat the threats they face.

Do you think that Congress should look at granting greater authority?

The theory is if we did a Strategic Partnership Agreement with the Afghans where we have an enduring relationship past 2014 in the areas of the economy, political alliances, and a post-2014 military presence, that would send the right…

I want to be on the record denouncing Senator McCain's attack on the University of Alabama.

We have people in harm's way over there and we need to understand what is best for them.

It is not in America's interest to leave Georgia without adequate means to defend itself.

Shouldn't we prevent them from getting a nuclear capability, not contain them?

But somebody needs to be, and maybe that's what we're all up here for, is to try to find out the long run and not create budget crises that really make short-term decisions that are not long-term smart.

I just envision more drones, fewer manned aircraft when it comes to surveillance, because the cost of losing a pilot in a war is a lot different than it is losing a drone.