They are not willing to accept that, which is what I pay them for.

Arguably, the most awesome responsibility of the commander in chief, the President of the United States, is a decision of nuclear launch.

It would be a serious mistake to allow budget pressures to squander or in any way endanger them.

It should be.

I don't believe modernization is optional.

I want to associate myself with Senator Durbin and also Senator Mikulski in what's been going on in the Air Force.

If we need stealth to knock down the door, we may not need the same stealth to maintain operations after the door is down.

Mr. Chairman, thank you.

It could be some of the most important work and the most important jobs you have, I would think.

One of the critics, a Mr. Blair, said one of the real problems here... we've not utilized this nuclear command.

Sequester is self-inflicted damage. This is not something that somebody is doing to us. This is what we're doing to ourselves.

I want change. I want action.

the age of so many of our weapons systems, the age of our planes. They're not getting younger.

Unless agreement is reached on a deficit reduction plan that eliminates the projected sequestration, the Department of Defense (DOD) will have an additional $50 billion across-the-board reduction in fiscal year 2014.

I agree with you. We have to be thoughtful, because we want to provide these opportunities for men and women in the military to improve themselves and be ready for the day when they may be back in civilian life.

When I think that these for-profit schools have now become the choice in at least half of the cases for education for our members of the military, it troubles me, because the outcomes are unacceptable for anyone, let alone members of the…

What has been the reaction of the military families to this lengthened stay at some of these bases?

He was deeply grateful for the U.S. participation. And it is an incredible win for the U.S. as well.