It would be absolutely tragic if we squandered the success that we have achieved and that the Afghan people have achieved by prematurely pulling out according to some date on a calendar.

This is a major area where the Russians are moving very aggressively, and I think we need to take account of that.

The road to hell is often paved with good intentions.

Procurement is an issue that the whole committee is concerned about particularly in these tight budget times.

But, you can't do that now.

This has led me to question whether CMS consults with the FDA and NIH in making its coverage decisions.

As the Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, I remain concerned that people over 65 have historically been under-represented in cancer clinical trials.

I'm talking about things like territorial claims and the adjudications. I understand by not being members we're out of that process.

I would suggest that a staff of three in this situation does not represent a significant commitment by this country.

I would like to be the Arctic Senator. The response was, 'No, you can be the Assistant Arctic Senator.'

That would be pennywise and pound foolish, in my view.

I want to understand before we undertake a new--before we get too far into a new vehicle, I want to have that opportunity.

As technology improves around the world, the ability to hold targets at risk wherever they are on the planet is vitally important to our Nation and certainly to the United States Air Force.

How is Russia doing in their compliance with New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)?

My understanding of this idea is just to send a bunch of OCO money to the Pentagon and say, do with it what you will.

The whole theory of deterrence rests upon rational state actors, and we are now in a world of irrational non-state actors.

The defense budget in 1962 was something like 5-6 percent of GDP. It is now at 3.3.

Yes, it is.