If we do not begin negotiating today, it is very likely the military once again will begin the fiscal year on a continuing resolution.

Sequestration will further limit the ability of the services to provide any resources to us.

It is clear that his goal is a nuclear weapon and the means to deliver it to the United States of America.

You cannot expect us to fulfill the three requirements that you gave--funding increase, pass a budget, present a stable budget--if you do not give us a strategy.

The sacrifice of these heroes is a painful reminder that America is still a nation at war.

We still have not got a strategy for Afghanistan.

Russia violated Ukrainian sovereignty and annexed Crimea, a seminal event that revealed what had already been increasingly obvious for years.

I think that what we are talking about that the North Koreans have is rockets, which would not lend itself to Iron Dome defenses.

With your help and commitment, we can preserve our competitive advantage and ensure that we never send America's sons and daughters in to a fair fight.

We countered Russian propaganda during the Cold War with Radio Free Europe and Voice of America.

I am keenly aware members of this committee understand the responsibility each of us has to ensuring our military is ready to fight today and in the future.