I find that very concerning.

Climate change does not directly cause conflict, but it can significantly add to the challenges of global instability, hunger, poverty, and conflict.

Bad news is they are completely panicked in how to actually do the plan and how to actually meet the 26 percent mandated reduction.

I mean, if the Federal agency said I live in Omaha but I have to make it to Lincoln at a certain time, and I can only take 45 minutes to get there, that is a mandate.

the only conclusion they have come to so far is it is going to cost them, quote, "a hell of a lot of money," end quote.

Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. All the other issues.

I happen to believe, and I think the President has said it, that a political solution is the only viable solution.

Recent crises in Iraq and Ukraine are reminders of how dangerous, volatile, and unpredictable the world can be.

This is a defining budget that will begin adapting and reshaping our defense enterprise for years to come.

If Congress blocks these changes without adjusting current budget caps, or if sequestration remains the law, it will jeopardize the readiness and capability of our armed forces.

It is up to the people of Afghanistan to make these decisions--their military, their new leadership that will be coming in as a result of their new government.

There's a lot at stake for us.

Did we not anticipate this? ... it is likely that, specifically, ISIL may well take territory in Iraq.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is on record stating that he was not aware of any United States soldier who lost their life in search for Sergeant Bergdahl.

America does not leave its soldiers behind. We made the right decision. And we did it for the right reasons. To bring home one of our own people.

I think it's a good way for the agencies to operate.

I'm not surprised that there are still questions and until we get the facts, exactly what the condition of Sergeant Bergdahl is, we can't go much further and speculating.

I mean, not to capture him, but to get him back, and to do that, if it would have taken another course of action or if we would have taken another option, that would have put our men and women at risk.