John Warner: “I want to congratulate you on the work that you spearheaded to bring into proper alignment America's commitments…”

It is a moving experience for me to reenter this room. I served on this committee for 30 years.

I absolutely believe that the security needs of our country trump every other item.

Give them the tools and leave them alone and they'll solve the problem.

Maybe look at fuel contracts beyond a 5-year window and again, revisiting with our friends at CBO, the scoring process that puts all those costs in that first year rather than timing them out when you actually draw down and use the fuel.