Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"How do we put that into the permanent mindset of DOD?"

"Having the incentive structure to do any type of effort like this is very important."

"Only in the current climate here in Washington, DC, can an agency propose a cut in the rate of growth of future budgets and call it a triumph."

"We cannot continue to spend what we do not have. We must closely scrutinize every Federal agency--including the Department of Defense (DOD)--to identify and eliminate wasteful or duplicative programs."