We have to have a better narrative on success.
I very much welcome your statement because we want to make sure aid is part of the process.
We must be cognizant of the impact of reforms that may do good, but that also fracture that coalition.
In my view, this is not how an honorable congressional inquiry ought to be conducted.
The American people were having none of it. This is an honorable President and his Administration has conducted itself h...
I think you have really made some progress. But I guess what I want to hear is simplicity, clarity and, frankly, focus.
What are we focusing on in the efforts you are making, which I do applaud, I think they are making progress?
The bottom line should be efficacy.
So the current system is spread across seven primary departments, is that accurate?
Would you concede they are fairly complex and sometimes subjective?
I actually believe we need to blow apart the current system. It doesn't work.
The accusation was made that this was an administration that was stonewalling and the least transparent in history.
we will have a chilling effect on the ability of America to innovate
And, again, thanks for your endurance on this most recent trip to Afghanistan.
Our problem, of course, is that we have to balance readiness now for what now versus readiness 10 years from now.
Ladies and gentlemen, I will call to order the House Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on Readiness to or...
I think it is extraordinarily important to look at sustainment plans, what elements should be in those sustainment plans...
I was alarmed when General Odierno testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday that we are heading to...