Carl Levin actually said...

Secretary Gates, the Air Force has proposed to incrementally fund the acquisition of two large and critical satellite programs, using multi-...

I hope that we will soon, as a committee, be in a position to enact a full year appropriation at an appropriate level.

Do either of you have concerns that the joint arrangement will prove too unwieldy?

I join and concur with Senator McCain and his comments about you and your tenure here as Secretary of Defense.