Mike Rogers actually said...

"the fact is these UFRs [unfunded requirements] are necessary and we need to fund them."

"the nonpartisan--the bipartisan Commission on National Security Defense recommended a 3 to 5 percent increase in defense spending each year over inflation for the foreseeable future."

"why are you canceling the program that our best military minds on deterrence tell us that we need to deter Russia and China?"

"I just don't know why we would agree with anything that would reduce the force structure and induce a near-term risk with China."