Mark Begich actually said...

"Secretary Panetta has called for a review of the military retirement system."

"I believe it is prudent to continually reassess the number of GBIs we need as our capabilities and knowledge of potential threats mature."

"The current strategy gives the Nation a critical hedge beyond the program of record to respond to unforeseen threats, both in terms of capability and capacity for Homeland defense."

"There are a lot of pieces of legislation floating now to try to figure out how do we deal with this from a defense perspective and a national security perspective."