I think we forget about that sometimes, as we continue to uncover the atrocities that were conducted under that regime.

The most critical infrastructure will have to develop within itself or hire some of the private companies that do this the defensive systems.

That's a very encouraging report.

is supportive of the bipartisan legislation being introduced by Senators Lieberman and Collins

I share many of the concerns my colleagues have already expressed concerning the shortfalls in funding and capacity for the modernization of our nuclear weapons.

This is not regulation actually. These are standards for what we are going to ask them to do to defend our country.

I worry that as we get this move toward us and urging us to be more involved for mutual economic security, even political governance interests, that we're sending a message out by the cuts in defense that are part of the Budget Control Act…

I have been really impressed by the transition they made. They had a good interim government. They held open, free, and fair elections.

It literally could happen any day. I am not predicting that it will.

the U.S. military and our national security are being asked to pay the price for the fiscal irresponsibility of our government over the last decade

DHS has been good to work with. They are growing their capabilities.

The SOF can only be special if there's a conventional force that allows them to conduct their operations and shape the environment.

This rebalancing of our foreign and military policy toward the Asia Pacific is not just an initiative on our part in pursuit of our economic and security interests, but it is really a reaction to a kind of demand from within the region…

These are supported in the budget before us.

I think it is of much of our concern these days.

The nation requires an executable plutonium production strategy to support the deployed force and reduce reliance on the nondeployed stockpile.

Yes. So my concern is--and you illustrate it--that there's tremendous demand in a lot of sections of the world for our maritime capabilities.

It is very important for people to hear that.

I think it is so profoundly important that we find the right way forward, because our greatest asset is the people, the men and women who serve and sacrifice for us.

I think we're not giving the command the assets you need to get the job done that we want you to do.

the budget that has been submitted to us really does take unacceptable risks with our national security.

There's an extraordinary amount of vigilance across the interagency looking for that counterterrorism nexus with the TCOs.

this budget takes on an unacceptable degree of risk for our national security.

Thanks to both of you for your service and your leadership.

I share the consternation that Senator McCain expressed about the excess of rhetoric and deficiency of any real action to assist the opposition in Syria.