"I personally think that President Rene Preval is really trying. What faces him is...so much corruption."
"The President, Secretary Clinton, Secretary Gates, and National Security Advisor General Jim Jones have all commented positively about the prospects of the United States and Russia working on a common..."
"The most significant strategic advantage offered by the development of an additional east coast nuclear-powered aircraft carrier homeport is a hedge against a catastrophic event."
"untold numbers of sexual assaults have been committed in Iraq and Afghanistan by executive branch contractors and employees."
"I wrote to Secretary of Defense Gates, requesting that he launch an investigation by the Defense Department's Inspector General."
"I would like to work with DOD to devise a plan to eliminate the offset over time; it is the least we can do for the widows, widowers, and orphans of our servicemembers."
"Full funding of BRAC 2005 is imperative because the Services must build infrastructure to support the mandated force movements."
"the Navy should have two carrier-capable homeports on each coast."
"the principle of strategic dispersal is decades old."
"In 2007, I sent letters regarding sexual assault to the Secretaries of Defense and State and the Attorney General."
"If you are confirmed to be the Under Secretary for Policy, will you ensure that the Missile Defense Agency and the ballistic missile defense programs of the Department are subject to thorough policy o..."
"I would ask, in addition, I already requested that the chart be entered as well as the two photographs in the record..."
"What weight would you share with the committee that you would give to the professional military judgments of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the CNO, Admirals Mullen and Roughead?"
"We face the prospect of very significant deficits."
"I hope you will take--and I can tell you I speak for a number of Senators, because we have discussed this."
"the Bush administration starved NASA of the funds."
"Well, isn't the President-elect supposed to make a statement today offering details?"
"I think in this era of freshness and transparency that the new administration would want to come forth with detail instead of this mumbo-jumbo that is going on."
