Jon Tester: “I think you need to be very, very direct with this Committee as to what needs to pass if you are going to meet the needs…”

I would say two things. Number one this administration has totally blown the opportunity to make government more efficient by going in with a -- with a -- with a meat cleaver and just hack up agencies.

During my last two races the democratic Party was poison in my attempts to get re-elected.

This is -- what's gone on the last two weeks or so, 10 days, has been nothing short of craziness.

I think we need to take these things seriously. I think the president and I think, more importantly, the military are taking it very, very seriously.