"Are we now, the United States, engaged in a new nuclear arms race?"
"Does that include General Cotton's new strategic weapon, similar to a nation--similar to a nuclear weapon, otherwise known as a hypersonic?"
"I like your priorities. I like what you have laid out."
"There is always more to do, and so, we are going to be working diligently together on the Department's infrastructure."
"It turns out that the acceptance of risk is really risky and leads to a significant degradation of the readiness of the troops."
"We need to pay attention to that."
"Can I be your partner as you explore all of those issues? Very, very important. We have to do that."
"There ought to be a law."
"We need to make sure that the departments are looking at all of the opportunities and engaged in all of these areas."
"I would like you to quickly provide us with assurance that these are high priorities."
"How many times do we have to talk about the SIOP [Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan] program."
"Show me your budget, and you'd show her your priorities."