Byron Dorgan actually said...

I would prefer that we try to recognize we're ramping up to a different level and it's going to be continuing for some while.

They make the case that this money, the billions of dollars, should be spent on other defensive systems, which are more urgent.

They say the Pentagon has waived the operational testing requirements essential to determine whether the highly complex system is effective ...

Well, I would expect everyone on this committee would feel that we don't want to withhold $1 that is necessary for the safety of the troops ...