We're not trying to get rid of the benefit, we're not trying to get rid of the commissary in their locations. We're trying to reduce the taxpayer subsidy.
This committee has held several hearings on U.S. strategy against ISIL over the past several months.
It's the perception that we are taking away from our--particularly our retirees, not to mention Active Duty.
We will continue to focus our oversight on the urgent development of a new strategy to achieve the decisive and lasting defeat of ISIL.
The resources we devote to national security must be driven by the challenges the nation faces and those challenges are increasing.
I think that was really important.
Politically, defense reform will be an enormous challenge.
If the Senate Armed Services Committee puts forth the same level of effort it mounted thirty years ago, it will succeed.
I believe that to deal with the diverse range of threats we are likely to face for the foreseeable future, we need major organizational chan...
I think we are underfunded, given our strategic appetite and what we want to accomplish.
The way we do command and control in the American military is exceptional.