Allen West: “the maximum effective range of an excuse is zero meters.”

This is not about a dollar amount, this is really about a trust factor.

I disagree with him. I think, you know, my recent experiences in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan, I think first and foremost, you need to get the standards correct and make sure we don't have that loss in the quality of…

I have heard from many in the marine industry and South Florida about how the abundance of regulations emanating from Washington, DC., is making it harder to conduct and maintain successful businesses.

If we are making this force smaller and these requirements continue to get bigger, what is going to happen with all of these second and third order things that are going to continue to occur, especially for our families?