"Secretary Gates, please provide plans, which Congress can consider, that would eliminate this offset over time."
"How will Special Representative Richard Holbrooke's new mandate coincide with that of General Petraeus?"
"Under current law, if the surviving spouse of a servicemember is eligible for Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP), that annuity is offset by the amount of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) received."
"the Navy has expressed the importance of strategic dispersal of capital ships like aircraft carriers"
"Secretary Gates, you have publicly stated that a new Afghanistan strategy is a high priority for the Obama administration."
"Has President Obama explicitly endorsed the Pentagon's plan to send up to 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan?"
"Secretary Gates, please describe the risks to the Nation should implementation of the Navy's decision be delayed."
"It is important to brief any and all such operations to the full membership of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence."
"I just want you to know how much I appreciate your public service to our country."
"The President, Secretary Clinton, Secretary Gates, and National Security Advisor General Jim Jones have all commented positively about the prospects of the United States and Russia working on a common..."
"I would ask, in addition, I already requested that the chart be entered as well as the two photographs in the record..."