"I would like your commitment if confirmed to make sure we are not moving a single soldier out of the Arctic until that OPLAN is completed."
"What do you think Vladimir Putin would think of that if we are removing the only airborne BCT in the Arctic, the only airborne BCT in the entire Asia-Pacific while the Russians dramatically build up t..."
"I would appreciate if we can get some numbers on the Pacific Pathways in terms of costs."
"This is a joke of a strategy."
"I am going to interrupt you, and I really apologize. I have to go cast a vote real quick here..."
"the ever-increasing regulatory burden, particularly on the small commercial fishing boats and charters."
"I find that very powerful testimony."
"They work hard, take risks. They provide a great service."
"The Department of Defense, the Army did not--did not--abide by the defense guidance of Congress."
"The only airborne combat brigade in the entire Asia-Pacific has now been gutted."
"Any withdrawal of the U.S. forces outside the continental U.S. Asia-Pacific region would therefore seriously undermine the rebalance."