John Warner: “You have got to listen to the voices of this group. You have got to listen to the voices of the people.”

Good luck to each and every one of you, and to the importance of the confirmation process.

The strength of our economy is no less important than the strength of our weapons systems.

I like to put my testimony in the record and so shape my remarks, as we say in the Senate floor.

I think that's a really significant answer since the question of readiness clearly one of the most strategically important issues you have to deal with.