We owe a great debt of gratitude to the Guard and Reserve for what they have done over the last 12-13 years.
The more we dig into it, the more dimensions of it we come to understand.
Continuing quality and excellence in the nuclear enterprise is very important. I am committed to that.
I very much incline in that direction, Mr. Chairman, because I think we need to support the Ukrainians in defending them...
I believe I understand our strategy at this time, Mr. Chairman.
I cannot suggest support and stability for the defense budget without at the same time frankly noting that not every def...
I very much hope that we can find a way together out of the wilderness of sequester.
I also thank Senator Lieberman for his warm and generous introduction--this is not the first time he has done so--and al...
If confirmed as Secretary of Defense, I pledge to make needed change in the Pentagon, but also to seek support from Cong...
I am a strong believer in a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear arsenal for the United States.
I think that we have two immediate substantial dangers in the Middle East. One is ISIL, and one is Iran.
Our ends with respect to ISIL needs to be its lasting defeat.
I look forward to partnership with this committee in what can be a period of historic advance.
I strongly support the President's request for relief from the sequester caps in fiscal year 2016.
I am honored by his trust and confidence, and also by the prospect of serving once again the troops and the country that...
If confirmed as Secretary of Defense, my responsibilities would be to protect America and its friends and allies in a tu...
Our country has friends and allies in every corner of the world, and our adversaries have few.
The United States remains the strongest, most resilient, and most influential nation on earth.
