I support this proposed increase. I know from our conversations that Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen support it as well.
DOD's base funding of $526 billion for fiscal year 2011 would be $23 billion below the original fiscal year 2011 request of $549 billion.
It will be necessary to establish a different relationship among the Active and Reserve components of our Armed Forces, and it is likely tha...
Mr. Panetta, what is your understanding of the timing for this effort?
Mr. Panetta, if you are confirmed, do you plan to continue the review of the USML?
If the Government of Iraq requested the continued presence of U.S. military forces, including combat forces, would you recommend the approva...
The troops deserve our best.
Nothing is above the scope of this hearing.
I hope this hearing will help inject greater urgency into strengthening U.S. oversight of our fractured, high speed markets to restore inves...
How long it took the regulators to figure out what was going on in the Flash Crash is a direct result of the fragmentation of regulation.
Fractured Markets. The first fact we need to grapple with is that our markets have changed enormously in the last 5 years.