"It is, both your MILCON budget and then your O&M budget, as it is set up right now, is very important for the ability of our airmen and aircraft to deliver those missions."
"That is a tremendous asset and a tremendous facility and I would ask that you check and get back to me that you are, through your O&M account, maintaining those fuel lines, for both now and for the fu..."
"I commend you for it. And I want to work hard to help you achieve it on behalf of our airmen and the mission."
"I think one of the biggest problems in terms of the Federal Government is they're making things more complex instead of making it simple."
"The challenge is dollars. As you know we're a little short of dollars here, spending more than we're taking in and that's a problem that we've got to change."
"I've always found that people react better if you ask them to do something then if you tell them they have to do something."
"You know, with all they've been doing over the last 10 years, do you have a sense that they're keeping up in terms of their needs?"
"Well, it is a good plan, and I commend you for it. And I want to work hard to help you achieve it on behalf of our airmen and the mission."
"It's amazing to think we've been at war for over a decade--more than one war."
"The work you do to support them is incredibly appreciated, and, of course, tremendously important."