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I fully support the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and value the service of all those who fight for our country.

I think what you were pointing out is that ultimately what matters is what the President believes.

I have always said that all options remain on the table.

It is part of a state sponsor of terrorism.

I think the next few years are going to be as defining and as important in this country truly as any few years post-World War II.

If I am confirmed, Senator, I will be a strong, have to be a strong advocate for the Defense Department.

Budget alone should not drive our national security, of course not.

The Pentagon is working off the Defense Authorization Act of 2013, which this committee passed.

It isn't just the dollars that affect this, but it's the planning, it's the flexibility.

The Pentagon is adjusting, and I think responsibly, to our future based on the Budget Control Act of 2011.

I've never thought engagement is weakness. I never thought it was surrender. I never thought it was appeasement.

I think it's always wise to try to talk to people before you get into war.

So far they have not, and I have said and I've said in that same book that you're quoting from, that Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism.

In this imperfect world, sovereign nation states possession nuclear weapons capability, as opposed to stateless terrorist groups, will often respond with some degree of responsible, or at least sane, behavior.

This is a huge issue that continues to loom large over our future and our security, and it will have, if confirmed, a lot of my attention.

Congress has a responsibility to the American people to ensure the national defense.

I would commit to fulfilling any treaty obligations and any commitments to Congress and any consultations that Congress needs to be part of, absolutely.

It is the Sense of Congress that any agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation related to nuclear arms or missile defense systems... may be made only pursuant to the treat-making power of the President.