Chuck Hagel said...

I happen to believe, and I think the President has said it, that a political solution is the only viable solution.

If Congress would not agree to that request, it would be a pretty devastating message that we send to the world.

I can assure you, Senator, that any commitments we made, in contracting or anything else, we will follow the law clearly...

We've never seen anything like this, we've got to be prepared for everything.