Roger Wicker actually said...

"A return to sequestration would force Navy to degrade current and future fleet readiness, significantly weakening our ability to respond to crises and project power overseas."

"The reason that people like Senator Warner and I would be willing to embrace chained CPI is it is deemed by economists to be the most accurate measure of the inflation rate as it affects consumers."

"No nation in history has maintained its military power if it failed to keep its fiscal house in order."

"It does not seem to have calmed down as some people thought."