"I look forward to working with you, Chief, to make sure we do extend that program and working with my colleagues."
"I hope the Congress will listen to the advice of our military commanders."
"I think that creates some real risk for us."
"It seems to me this is a change in doctrine that is really disturbing."
"Are we seeing any changes in terms of Europe's commitment to defense spending in response to Russia's increased aggression in the region?"
"What has the European response been to the $3.4 billion European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) in the FY17 budget request?"
"What has the Russian response been to the $3.4 billion European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) in the FY17 budget request?"
"I am pleased to see the President's budget for FY17 calls for $3.4 billion for the European Reassurance Initiative."
"Congress authorized the 'Third Offset' initiative last year to accelerate the fielding of systems that would help counter the technological gains of our adversaries."
"data security is an absolute necessity for [the military], and that, I'm not a believer in back doors or a single technical approach to what is a complex problem."
"I was pleased to see the budget request year quadruples the European Security Initiative to $3.4 billion."
"It is also very clear that because of the budget box that we have put the Army in, that we are not modernizing at a level necessary to stay ahead of our adversaries the way that we have in the past."