I think there is nothing inherently prohibiting the Iraqi Security Forces from a will to fight with the exception of a lack of proper leadership.

I think it is one of the best statements I have ever heard about the role and mission of the Army.

I hope you'll remember this moment and, even if it's the President of the United States, say, 'Mr. President, I have to respectfully disagree.'

It does not appear to have been all that effective. I would hope that this might be a focus.

I hope that you will be a real irritant on this subject.

They have to realize that this has to be their fight.

policymakers don't need 'yes' men, they need criticism and straightforward advice.

The United States is an Arctic nation, and the security environment in the Arctic is changing as navigation passages open and access to natural resources, you know, opens up.

it's one of the great disappointments of my 2½ years here that we have not yet brought significant cyber legislation to the floor of the U.S. Senate.

I am gravely concerned that we will miss an opportunity to preserve what we have gained in Afghanistan.

Will you give me a commitment that you're going to be just this side of obnoxious in making your case at the highest levels of the United States Government?

This may be a moment in time where the stars are literally aligned, starting with the chairman of this committee...

I think it's a serious problem that we're going to have to really put some attention to.

I think there has to be a sense of urgency. We are if not directly at war, we are certainly close to war footing on a number of fronts.

I share that position [to support additional arms to Ukraine].

What is it you need in order to interdict more of those ships? Is it intelligence? Is it ships? Is it manpower?

We're facing a catastrophic attack, in my view, akin to the next Pearl Harbor.

I don't see how any American can be satisfied with the general level of defense spending among our European allies. I think it should be higher.

If the government in Baghdad had been more inclusive starting 10 years ago, we might not have had the rise of ISIS.

I hope that you will pay particular attention to, A, the potential for catastrophic overruns in new programs, and B, the challenge of building a new platform that is modular, if you will, or modifiable so that we do not face technological…

Well, in fact, because we're not members of that treaty, we are in--we are literally losing ground in the Arctic, isn't that correct?

I just plead with you to be aware and try to find areas of overlap and duplication where we can save the taxpayers some money.

I would urge you to pursue that aggressively because it seems to me that is one of the serious problems.

My understanding is that all of the heroin that comes into the United States is coming from countries just to the south of our border.

We're playing defense, and we're not winning very--we're not getting very far.