Joe Courtney actually said...

"Again, those planes are, in my understanding--are used for intelligence and reconnaissance given the fact that, you know, the strategy horizon is that we are sort of going to be leaving Afghanistan so..."

"It cost about twice as much as was predicted; and, as Mr. Thornberry said, the net savings are still years away."

"you very eloquently described the value of the industrial base to our national security."

"The long-term effect in terms of the fleet size will be decades."