Political Quotes

Mr. Chairman, Representative Jacobs, the fact is that our current system has deteriorated and aged to the point that we wouldn't be confident in the deterrent value of it on out into the future.

we're obviously not starting anything, we're playing catch up, and it's going to be a pretty tough job to catch up

What it shows first of all, that it's kind of the microcosm for the macrocosm.

the chairman of the Armed Services Committee is exactly correct. You could illustrate the same things with charts relating to our Air Force, to our Army, to our Marine Corps--all elements of our services. It is not just in the number of…