General Fraser, is this program operated on a cost neutral basis? If not, why not?
No, sir, I have not seen that.
We owe it to our servicemembers and their families to address any change in their compensation and benefits in a manner that acknowledges th...
Unfortunately, this defense budget continues the administration's habit of putting short-term political considerations over our long-term na...
If it is as catastrophic as you state, then why don't we sit down?
I fear that this defense budget and the broader plan to cut $487 billion from DOD over 10 years only continues this dangerous and regrettabl...
The administration's approach thus far has been too defined by short-term domestic political considerations. The administration has not led.
I do not fully endorse this budget request. Indeed, I am seriously concerned about how we arrived at this point.
the welfare of our citizens is even more vital.
Yet, here too, domestic politics are taking priority over national security, with the President saying he would veto an effort by Congress t...
It seems as though many of the President's most significant decisions about our national defense have been fundamentally disconnected from c...
Now is the time to set politics aside for the sake of the one issue that we can all agree on is nonnegotiable to the future health and succe...
when the enemy thinks you're leaving, it's very unlikely in my study of history that they're ready to make an agreement
Key to long-term stability in Afghanistan is the development of the Afghan Security Forces.
What advice, what recommendation, do you have as to how the U.S. Government should be handling this very, very tough situation?
I hope in your meetings with the President that you will urge him to sit down with us and see if there are ways that we can avoid the effect...
I think my personal military judgment is that would be a mistake.
Senator McCain in his opening comment cited that we were reducing 20 percent of the BCTs in the Army.