"If confirmed, I would use this ongoing process as a starting point to improve health care for servicemembers stationed in Alaska."
"Active Duty military, their families, and retirees face many challenges accessing health care in Alaska."
"I believe that there are important roles for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), DOD agencies, military Services, and the combatant commanders in oversight and management of contracts and of..."
"Alaska truly, in my belief, is on the front-line of the national defense."
"I remain, and continue to be, very supportive of this testing of the GMD system against a wide range of targets."
"there is good support, but not enough."
"The issue of acquisition is one of those complex problems, especially when you're developing new technology."
"So it's a piece of the equation, what level is the question."
"I think you answered--my second question was going to be that, in regards to other major systems, that those three stages should also be utilized?"
"The President has continued to bring folks forward for confirmation, especially to this committee that I have a role in."
"I want to echo that I think families and spouses are under great stress at this time based on the deployments."