I do believe, however, that we will need to ensure that we strike the proper balance between our Nation's energy and national security goals.

I believe that maintaining and enhancing installation infrastructure to carry out the Air Force mission in the most efficient and cost-effective manner should always be a priority.

If confirmed, I intend to undertake a review of the Army and Navy housing privatization procedures and take full advantage of best practices.

for the future threat of an Iranian missile with a nuclear warhead against Europe, that, in the foreseeable future, our Standard Missile-3, and on ships placed in the Mediterranean, the Aegis system, and then upgraded over time, could take…

I think we're going to have to perfect this role, wherever we are projecting United States force in the future.

Well, isn't the President-elect supposed to make a statement today offering details?

I think in this era of freshness and transparency that the new administration would want to come forth with detail instead of this mumbo-jumbo that is going on.

this is part of the new breath of fresh air that I am talking about and the transparency that is needed.

do not make it a political document; make it a budget document on how we are going to have sanity and common sense in the budgetary and appropriations process and entitlement process of the U.S. Government.

We are going to have to buy rides from the Russians.

We can correct that, and the President-elect has stated so during the campaign.

Please keep your eye on Haiti.

What a great opportunity for the Obama administration.

The fact that that Global Initiative has done such good things all over the world... is a significant accomplishment.

This is a great opportunity for the country of Iran to crack the door.

the Federal Government under the Bush administration has not come up with its appropriate share, and we have got to correct that.

We face the prospect of very significant deficits.

I hope you will take--and I can tell you I speak for a number of Senators, because we have discussed this.