Today, the United States must be able to project naval power globally, with a strategic emphasis on rebalancing to the A...
I am committed to ensuring that survivability shall be addressed on all new surface ship, combat systems and equipment d...
I believe in a strong, healthy industrial base, and I am concerned that changes in the defense market may impact that ba...
If confirmed, I will certainly continue to stress to Congress the importance of receiving an enacted fiscal year 2013 De...
I support the administration's approach of cautious and calibrated engagement with the Burmese military through bilatera...
However, sequestration's effects would be disastrous for the Department and would necessitate a review of the new defens...
If confirmed, I am committed to seeing that programs that focus on resiliency and leadership education continue and are ...
The impact of sequestration combined with a year-long Continuing Resolution will present the Department with very seriou...
A full-year Continuing Resolution and sequestration would damage our readiness, our people, and our military families.
I want to make it clear that if confirmed I will make it a priority to minimize the impact of sequestration on our wound...
I believe strategy should drive our resource decisions, but our strategy must also be realistic and resource-informed.
Adverting sequestration, as well as providing the Department a fiscal year 2013 appropriations bill, should be Congress'...
I support the current administration approach, in which DOD has the responsibility to defend, deter, and, when directed ...
I agree that departments and agencies should not set up unnecessary bureaucracies or duplicative efforts.
I support the continued modernization, and expansion if necessary, of the GMD system and the other missile defense effor...
The President is on record as saying, and I agree, that the United States cannot accept any limits on its BMD systems.
I believe that modernizing nuclear forces and infrastructure is critical and should be a national priority.
Compliance with legal obligations is central to the effectiveness of arms control treaties, and concerns about non-compl...
