All Quotes

I never supported sequestration, by the way.

Senator, you have just again identified one of the great challenges that lies ahead, and that is maintaining our industrial base.

You have just identified one of the priorities of the next few years at DOD. Resetting equipment and essentially reshaping our force structure, but also renewing our force structure.

The fact is we have been at war for 12 years. Every Senator here knows and you have constituents that we keep sending these kids back and back and back to two wars.

You have my commitment, and I will enthusiastically work with you on this area.

Those submarines, as you note, are cornerstones to that security.

I am committed completely to modernizing our Navy and everything it includes and will require.

You have my commitment to do everything I can about that.

I recognize that, and yes, I would reconsider.

No, I would not agree with that because I have taken actions and made statements very clear as to what I believed Hezbollah and Hamas are as terrorist organizations.

I think Jim Webb's argument was a strong argument, and that was we have never--this is what he said on the floor--designated part of a government as a terrorist organization.

Yes, I do. I have already said that.

The Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here. I am not an Israeli senator. I am a U.S. Senator. This pressure makes us do dumb things at times.

You have my complete commitment on that. I have made that commitment to, I think, all members of the committee that I have spoken to directly and privately.

Yes. By the way, I have said on the record many times that Hezbollah and Hamas are terrorist groups, and I have said many times on the record that Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism.

We can't do this alone. As good as our intelligence is, the best in the world, best military in the world, we are the largest, wealthiest country in the world.

It is a huge challenge and part of obviously what allows terrorists, extremists to advance their cause.

I fully support and will continue to fully support Iron Dome and Arrow and David's Sling.