"But if you are not well defended, the butter problems are not nearly as important."
"I think that is woefully inadequate."
"I think most Americans are pretty upset with us at times about the way we spend our money, but very few have any problem helping the men and women who serve and making sure they are well taken care of..."
"Your continued support of our personnel initiatives provides the tools we need to ensure the growth, sustainment, and well-being of our All-Volunteer Force."
"If you don't increase the overall pie, there is going to be less money to modernize our weapons and do the things that give us an edge in battle."
"The intelligence reports we receive, Mr. Chairman, show a growing threat from Iran, a tougher fight in Afghanistan."
"This is the last subcommittee hearing prior the markup of the National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2010."
"The Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) is underway, and each of you have a role in the process."
"We are going to bring General O'Reilly in here."
"There's an article in the New York Times and in a bunch of other papers about the publication of the Government Printing Office (GPO) Web site of a report that, according to the article, 'gives detail..."
"Why did you move the responsibility for the construction of the pit disassembly facility from one office to another?"