Jeanne Shaheen actually said...

The Senate Armed Services Committee has been a strong proponent of U.S.-Israeli cooperation on missile defense.

I was encouraged that we were able to change this policy during last year's NDAA, and I look forward to its full implementation.

I think he will be an excellent Secretary of Defense. I hope that we will confirm him.

The Iraq withdrawal experience taught us two things: to begin planning earlier and to consider all possibilities.