"Thank you, Senator King."
"Thank you, Dr. Gilmore."
"last July, the flight test of the GMD system with the Capability Enhancement (CE)-I kill vehicle failed because the kill vehicle failed to separate from the booster."
"If there is one thing that you are known for, it is advocacy of SSA, and I want to thank you on behalf of the subcommittee for the great service you have done the Nation in that regard."
"Does the budget request put us on a path to improving our ability to defend against both Homeland and regional missile threats?"
"In my opinion, there is a fundamental flaw in the way the budget for nonproliferation programs is coordinated in the executive branch."
"Given the importance of your mission, we look with anticipation to what those studies and recommendations will be."
"I think this site is estimated to cost as much as $10 billion, with an estimated $30 billion lifecycle cost."
"Thank you for your continued support of our triad and our nuclear Air Force."
"I want to point out, as we all have, that the tireless, quiet professionalism of the vast majority of the men and women of our nuclear enterprise should not be damaged by the alleged actions of a few."
"We've not had a successful intercept test with the GMD system since 2008, as has been acknowledged."