"Should services be free to ignore the defense guidance of the Congress--just yes or no--in the NDAA?"
"I think we need to just get through the bureaucratic redtape. It's clearly in the national interests."
"Given the international sanctions against Russia, could you characterize Russia's actions in Central and South America as the beginning of Russia's strategic 'rebalance' to Central and South America?"
"I think General Milley would agree that we are too heavy in the tail, and I want to get your commitment certainly to work with this committee to actually focus more on the warfighter."
"there is a quantitative difference between the service of our military members and other Federal employees; benefits and healthcare should reflect this disparity."
"one of the best things the military does for its servicemembers and veterans is provide educational assistance and training in the form of the G.I. Bill."
"I think we all want to make sure we are taking care of our troops."
"Without a multi-year funding, we have to focus more than we would like on short-term and smaller projects."
"This is not a priority use of scarce funds."
"I think it is important that the people that we represent also hear what the potential for local impacts could be with regard to sequestration."
"Alaska is a front-runner for a future F-35 basing, something that we are quite excited about."