10/20/2009
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"This Committee has expressed its concern in the NDAA that it takes an unreasonable amount of time to hire experienced individuals at the defense labs."
"What kind of force presence do we have in place today in the Baltics, and do you believe it is enough to reassure our allies?"
"I was pleased to see this year's budget request quadruple the European Security Initiative to $3.4 billion."
"Everything the Secretary is doing, anything I can do to make that easier I will do."