We've had a lot of interest here, obviously, in strengthening the Border Patrol regarding illegal immigration.

I don't even know the name of it, the company, or what the market is. It's just that I've run into someone that told me about it, and he indicated that there's been a dramatic reduction in sailors lost at sea as a result of this thing.

I could not agree more. But there just are fiscal realities that we have to deal with.

Doing as much or more with less is something, again, that all of America has had to do in these last 2 years.

The reality is that we do have this significant deficit problem and it is going to be addressed one way or another.

the reality is that we do have this significant deficit problem and it is going to be addressed one way or another.

I mean, obviously, we are going to have a congressional budget I hope.

Where are you in that process? And where do you rank? We all know the Air Force has the best facilities, including golf courses.

I mean, it's easy to look at the negative side of this--what's happening and say woe is us, and what's going to happen? There's also potentially a great upside to all this.

I assume some of our allies have come to the same conclusion, that it's in their interest, both from an energy standpoint, immigration standpoint, social-economic standpoint, political standpoint to be engaged.

I do not look forward to working on this together; it is not something either of us relish, but I think it is something that we are going to have to do.