"So while sequestration may impact each of your organizations, the impact I am concerned with is, what is going to happen with regard to those warfighters and the warfighting capabilities?"
"What was made abundantly clear from their testimony is that this country and our partners are facing a global security environment that is as complex and daunting as any time in our history."
"Thus far, our defense-first policies have failed to deter hostile actors from attacking the United States in cyber space."
"Overlooking this fact and dogmatically pursuing the reduction of U.S. nuclear forces... will lead to a lack of confidence in U.S. nuclear security guarantees."
"It has hit, but the budget that was introduced did not have that accounted for in it."
"I happen to believe that we need to make sure that the funding and the programs need to be focused on our warfighters."
"the threat of cyber attack has become the top security threat facing the Nation, overtaking the threat of terrorism."
"As you have stated previously, Admiral McRaven, there is no such thing as a local problem."
"Some observers have criticized the United States because they think we are in too many places."
"I worry that our strategy to confront these threats is struggling to keep pace."
"The American military is the most advanced and effective fighting force in the world."