Ken Calvert actually said...

from 2001 to 2014, the Active-Duty military has shrunk by 4 percent while the number of civilian defense employees has grown by 15 percent.

we need a budget agreement. We need the administration, we need the Senate, the House to come to a workable number that we can agree to get ...

We need a budget agreement. We need the administration, we need the Senate, the House to come to a workable number.

We cannot afford to be at war because we did not have the capable military force to deter all foreign forces.