We need to make sure that Israel is able to respond capably with the weapons that enable them.
I would also express the hope, to the extent you weigh in on these issues, that they would, the administration, would seek to go through Con...
I think in many instances they have as much the blood of some of the Syrians that are being murdered on their hands as the Assad regime.
Do you believe it's important that Israel maintain its qualitative military edge over any potential adversary in the region?
I think it's very important for us to understand what their posture is on existing arms agreements right now.
Over the last 10 years, we've seen that the Reserve component can be a very capable resource.
I believe it would be breaking faith with our troops if we welcome home well-performing troops by handing them a pink slip.
In a constrained resource environment, the Reserve component gives the Department a unique opportunity to preserve overall operational capab...
Taking $46 billion again at this point in the year is not going to stop the impact on our national security.
I had Chairman Dempsey here less than a week ago and he told me on a scale of 1 to 10, it was a 10 in terms of our national security.
I plan to work with Senator Blumenthal to introduce legislation to give you additional tools to cut off funds to our enemies.