No one really wants to cut defense by this amount.
We get attacked when we show weakness. And as we cut our readiness, that around the world shows weakness.
If you cut the civilian workforce within the Department of Defense, you are cutting defense.
There are concerns about any further cuts in the discretionary budget.
I am very concerned about our pilots, especially our rotary wing pilots who do search and rescue every day across this c...
I think the last time I checked there is about less than 1 percent of our population serving in uniform today.
I agree with Secretary Panetta's description of sequestration as a 'disaster in terms of the Defense Department.'
I personally think at this point we need to stop torturing the discretionary portion of the budget.
Having to operate under continuing resolution is also very, very difficult for the Department of Defense.
I cannot support any plan, regardless of how it addresses entitlement spending or revenue, unless it also offers meaning...
The Department of Defense and every other department needs appropriations bills.
I think they are just flat wrong. It clearly is a problem.
I think, General Odierno, you told me earlier before we came in here that the American people have always trusted you.
We need to put people back to work; we need to grow the economy.
It is clear that large, indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts to the Federal budget would have serious implications for ...
And it seems to me that the issue really here is whether we are going to tear the safety net out, say to seniors, we are...
The long-term problems in this country really are about health care costs.
For years we have had to listen to the Republicans lighting their hair on fire on cable TV about the temporary large def...
