Political Quotes

“If we look across the array of defense requirements, what our men and women in uniform need in terms of ammunition, spare parts, equipment, pay, this budget starts to turn the corner from what I call the Clinton era. If we look specifically at modernization, at the idea that we need more new trucks, tanks, ships, planes, good equipment for our people, we are spending about $11.9 billion more than we were in the last year of the Clinton administration. With respect to the ammo shortages, we are going to still have an ammo shortage, but we are cutting that shortage down. We are coming into it with about $2.2 billion extra. With respect to operations and maintenance, we are coming in with an extra $3 billion or so. Across-the-board, and we are coming in also with a 4.2 percent pay raise, to follow the minimum 6 percent pay raise of last year. So we are starting to rebuild national security with this budget. We have a long way to go.”