Energy security is central to national security.
Naval presence will continue to be vital if we are to rebalance toward the Asia Pacific while maintaining our defense co...
Industry is our partner in defending this Nation and I fully recognize the vital role it plays in our national security.
This is a far ranging issue that will warrant significant attention from me, if confirmed.
Sequestration may have irreversible impacts in the long term.
I believe that we should make available to Taiwan those defense articles and defense services which enable Taiwan to mai...
If confirmed, working with the Secretary of State and other interagency counterparts, I would carefully consider any ini...
If confirmed, I will work to uphold and prioritize our security commitments in the Asia-Pacific region.
I have deep concerns about Iran's destabilizing activities and recognize the many shared interests between the United St...
The Department is doing all that it can given the complex nature of suicide and society's limited base of knowledge in t...
I share the views of the leadership of the Army and the entire Department that this is a top priority.
I am deeply concerned about the significant rise in military suicides and am firmly committed to ensuring that the Depar...
I share the concern of our senior military leaders that the morale of the force will be affected in ways that are unpred...
I have never said that I support sequestration. I do not nor have I ever supported sequestration.
I believe the Department has developed a strategy that meets the challenges of the current and future security environme...
If confirmed, I will continue to work with OMB and Congress to seek the resources necessary to provide the military capa...
The ability to avoid sequestration and to pass a full-year appropriations bill for DOD is within the power of Congress.
I believe that DHS plays a vital role in securing unclassified Federal civilian government networks and working with own...
