"I hope you will take an active and personal role with our international partners on the F-35 program."
"I appreciate the KC-46A program, and I know that you're going to be going to the basing criteria soon."
"I'm very proud of our 157th Air Refueling Wing, because we have the highest utilization rate in the Air National Guard for the KC-135."
"the United States must shape its [nuclear] deterrent forces to maintain the attributes which lead to stability among major powers"
"Elimination of one leg of the triad would move the Nation into uncharted territory."
"The F-35 was designed to be an international program from its inception."
"Has anyone in DOD consulted with the international partners on the proposed LRIP 6/7 procurement strategy?"
"The reason that was done is because modernization was such an important issue to getting that treaty through the U.S. Senate because modernization is very, very important for our nuclear program."
"So when the President said that essentially he had to be given space to the Russians the other day, what he was really talking about is their concerns about us expanding or enhancing our missile defen..."
"I certainly would like to know why, as reflected in the DOD fiscal year 2013 budget, the administration has not followed through on its commitment to modernization."
"If the President is not following through, why did we not include the $4 billion in the commitment on modernization?"