"What is the importance and why is it--other than deflecting the blame away from himself, why is Putin targeting, in your opinion, Ukraine for the fiction that they were involved in interference in the..."
"We need to convince our European allies that they should not just merely extend European sanctions on the Russian Federation; they need to expand them as we have."
"I think that there is no coincidence that the act of war started when they were unable to control the political side of things as Ukraine was moving toward EU membership."
"I want to underscore--and I know, General, you mentioned this in your opening remarks--the importance and how well-received exercise Defender Europe 20 has been."
"I don't have the luxury of picking which threat to this Nation I am not going to defend."
"I must tell you I am going to direct my remarks on what I think is exhibit A of this."
"It is our responsibility to fix those, the same way it is to fix any repairs here in this room."
"The U.S. Government has done nothing, in terms of delaying action to deal with it, and a responsibility they statutorily have themselves."
"If we don't replace those bridges, they are going to have to be rated, so that the truck containers that are around 46 tons, usually, they couldn't go over it."
"This is important in so many respects for the U.S. Government's responsibility. It does make it different. We do have to act."
"It's our responsibility to fix those, the same way it is to fix any repairs here in this room."
"Former Secretary Mattis always emphasized that the military's purpose is to support and bolster the work of U.S. economic and State Department interests."