Chuck Edwards actually said...

"Let me say, as chairman of the Military Construction Committee, the modernization of our DOD hospital system was shamefully ignored for many, many years through Democratic and Republican administratio..."

"I have concerns about the readiness of our Army as well as our other services."

"So many congressional earmarks, Mr. Chairman, coming from Congress are actually Defense requests made from our commanders in theater or our base commanders whose requests were turned down by OMB."

"Let me say that the MRAPs program, that has saved a dramatic number of lives by deflecting the power of IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan, was either a congressional earmark or a program that was strongly ..."