Joe Courtney actually said...

"And I guess I am--excuse me, General Fay, you know, for some of us who are maybe not as well-versed in this, I mean, it does seem like there is sort of an uneven sort of story here in terms of, you kn..."

"I mean, isn't there some way to emulate, you know, we are sort of ahead of the curve as opposed to behind the curve to get things sort of moving more smartly together?"

"the time is now, and we are engaged, is the good news story on that."

"stability in long-term budgeting is absolutely welcome."