If confirmed, I believe that there's a real need for that electronic attack capability in the Pacific.
I believe the rebalance is real and we're well into it.
I believe that we should go to a knife fight with a gun and not with a butter knife.
I believe that China has embarked on a maritime sovereignty campaign in East Asia.
We should continue to use military engagement with China to demonstrate U.S.
Hawaii is the key, is the gateway to the rebalance.
I view with concern any reduction in any of the forces we have in the Pacific.
Senator, it's already a burden. We were sequestered in 2013, and we're still coming out of the burden.
But I would urge you to keep it to science and leave the politics aside.
I find it incredible that NIH funding is funding this because... it has nothing to do with Chestertown and everything to...
This was the use of Federal dollars on a clearly partisan political agenda.