02/26/2014
https://www.congress.gov...
"Let us be clear. The F-16 is not the equivalent of the A-10 when it comes to the CAS mission on the ground. Is it?"
"President Putin's ultimate objectives for Ukraine are unknown."
"Well, it seems to me when I think about what the men and women in uniform on the ground have told me when I visited Afghanistan, we should be able to afford what they believe is the best CAS platform."
"I appreciate that. I just think it is important for us to understand in the buying power dollars because that is how families operate."