W. Todd Akin: “And the main thing that's wrong is, as Ronald Reagan said, we're buying too much government.”

Given that the new defense strategy focuses on only executing 1 major contingency operation, why would it not be prudent to keep at least 38 C-27Js, or more to reduce the assessed risk, in the inventory to meet warfighting requirements…

The men and women who volunteer to serve our Nation put themselves at great risk, and we owe them a great debt of gratitude and honor.

I want to thank the VSO's both for expressing their support of my legislation and for their efforts on behalf of our Nation's veterans and their families.

I know the party voters took a look at our hearts, understood who we were, had a chance to meet us in many, many different ways, and made a decision, and it makes me uncomfortable to think that the party bosses are going to dictate who…