any Secretary of Defense should ask tough questions, maybe not particularly politically popular questions.

the welfare, the safety, the success of our men and women in uniform is my top priority, has been and will continue to be, and their families.

It is important to our national security to have leadership in the Department of Defense right now.

Senator Hagel has tremendous breadth of leadership in both the public and the private sectors.

the furloughs have created difficult situations for many.

should climate surveys be kept to monitor potential long-term issues?

Sequestration has created a level of budget uncertainty that makes this much more challenging.

the continued budget uncertainties the Department faces will inhibit our ability refresh the workforce.

should climate surveys be tied to the commander's permanent personnel records?

This issue is not about abrogating Second Amendment rights. It is about reasonable limits on those rights.

What has already been deemed reasonable should be a reasonable requirement when guns are sold regardless of how or where they are sold.