Navy does not anticipate any large increase in defense spending in the near future.
Our forces are operating near the limits of their capacity to meet the demands of ongoing major operations.
When do we get to the point where these cost-savings measures begin to impact our readiness?
I have to say this, Chairman McCaskill, about General Reno. He possesses a character that is very rare in his side of th...
I honestly believe that. It's not all rosy. We have issues. But, we've been very well funded.
The American people assume our kids going into battle have the best of everything; and they don't.
If we don't get help from Congress to reset our equipment when we pull out of Afghanistan, we are at risk to respond to ...
You pay now or you pay a lot more later.
There are a lot of people that I serve with, in the U.S. Senate, who don't hold defending America as high a priority as ...
I won't sit here and tell you we're perfect and that we're meeting our requirements exactly, but we're focused on it, an...
I really believe that we need to sit down and take a hard look at the planning that has been done for Guam.
If nothing else, I think the last 2 weeks has again reinforced the importance of our military bases in Japan to the Japa...
I certainly don't want to spend a lot of money on preparing to move this force, knowing that, at the end of the day, all...
My colleagues and the Obama EPA believe that more regulation, even if draconian, necessarily means more benefits and mor...
I think we need to know what those costs are. That was introduced by Senator Johanns and myself yesterday. It is called ...
The President's fiscal year 2012 budget provides the balanced funding necessary for the Navy to support today's force.
What is the risk level of funding sustainment requirements at 85 percent?
But environmental regulations must be tempered by economic realities.