Eighty percent solutions instead of 100 percent.

I think that is very important that we do not forget those lessons, that they are embedded somehow in the formal process and in the structure.

Resources are never unlimited, and the Air Force must make investments based on near-term risks as well as future threats.

Another opportunity--and I hate to raise the word 'joint' because it does not have a very good history in military procurement.

It's been very illuminating, and we look forward to working with you.

Too many defensive acquisition programs over-promise and under-deliver on cost and schedule.

I commend--again, we've got to think very creatively about how we fill this shortfall.

The arms race economics does not work in this situation.

One of the problems is that what we view as defensive, the other side can view as provocative.

I think one of the most profound books about foreign policy, which I recently reread, is 'The Guns of August.'

Is it not critical in that piece to have open lines of communications?

But all of those are defensive. I am running out of time, but we need a cyber doctrine in connection with our Western allies that involves an offensive capability as well, do we not?

We are facing the expiration date of September 30 for four laws that authorize these extraordinarily important fee programs that have helped to improve the healthcare, and the availability of medications and devices for the American people.

I hope when we get to the markup stage, that the bill that Senator Claire McCaskill and I introduced as a result of the investigation we did in the Aging Committee will be part of our consideration.

as Senator Collins indicated, this is sometimes a very lengthy process, and it can be costly.

The collaboration that you talked about that has allowed the artificial pancreas to come to market 3 years earlier, I believe you said, than otherwise would be the case is going to make such a tremendous difference in the lives of so many…

I am honored and excited to be serving in this role.

The full spectrum of conflicts our armed forces must be prepared to face in the coming decades requires new warfighting concepts.