03/29/2011
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"Admiral Mullen told us the greatest threat to our national security is our debt."
"The interest payment is the fastest growing item in our budget, and it is just terribly dangerous to us."
"I believe, as we discussed, colleagues, with any kind of nuclear treaty, we cannot just consider Russia. We will also have to consider the rising nuclear capability of China."
"the expectation that we're going to demand that we have to have dollar-for-dollar increases in non-defense as to defense, is not justifiable."