While U.S. forces are drawn down in Afghanistan, SOF will be reallocated into other theaters.

We cannot continue to afford to carry infrastructure that we do not need.

We need a predictable budget, and on time.

This consolidation enables the role of the Deputy CMO as the Principal Staff Assistant and Advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for full spectrum oversight on both the OSD and DOD levels of management administration…

If Congress continues to block these requests, even as they slash the overall budget, we will have to consider every tool at our disposal to further reduce infrastructure.

I as secretary of defense couldn't recommend to the president any option nor would any president make a decision to send anyone to war if there was any doubt that our men and women were not ready. We would fail you, we would fail our…

The development and proliferation of more advanced military technologies by other nations that means that we are entering an era where American dominance on the seas, in the skies, and in space can no longer be taken for granted.

the only way to implement sequestration is to sharply reduce spending on readiness and modernization, which would almost certainly result in a hollow force . . . the resulting force would be too small to fully execute the President's…

the development and proliferation of more advanced military technologies by other nations means that we are entering an era where American dominance on the seas, in the skies, and in space can no longer be taken for granted.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is recommending massive cuts in military spending, this includes shrinking the U.S. Army to pre-World War II levels and also retiring the A-10 attack jet.

continued sequestration cuts will create a hollow force.

Investment in infrastructure is the key to expanding and strengthening commerce and promoting opportunity for this business growth.

I rise today to speak about rapid advancements in health care information technology or health IT. Health IT holds amazing potential to transform Americans' everyday lives for the better. I believe that protecting this kind of exciting…

I too rise to speak on the farm bill. Similar to many Nebraskans, I am relieved that a final conference agreement has been reached and will provide much needed certainty for both producers and consumers. This legislation accomplishes a…

American dominance in the seas, in the skies, and in space can no longer be taken for granted.

I rise today on behalf of the 18,000 Nebraskans who have contacted me to express their concerns with the negative impacts of Obamacare. Rather than addressing these problems in last night's State of the Union address, the President doubled…

I mean, this is a huge concern.

I ask to speak in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has the floor. obamacare