This is not a future that we want for our country.

This violates something fundamental in the American character.

I respectfully suggest that we do not just need bipartisan solutions, we need nonpartisan solutions.

The bottom line for me, Mr. Chairman, is that business as usual in Washington is not going to solve this problem.

The basic message is stop us before we spend again.

The DOD Inspector General just launched an investigation into the breakdowns and gaps in our system that allowed this tragic exposure to happen.

I urge this Committee to adopt S. 1779 to honor the sacrifice of LTC Gentry and all of our brave men and women doing the hard, dangerous work to keep America safe.

I appreciate your hospitality and your leadership on these critically important issues.

Today I would like to tell this Committee about S. 1779.

I am here today to testify about a tragedy that took place in 2003 on the outskirts of Basra in Iraq.

We need to send a strong message to the regime and the international community that a nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable.