"We want to make sure that we honor them with the right kind of priorities, and with the right kind of defense policy."
"The President's budget calls for a $487 billion reduction in base defense spending over the next decade."
"Congress has a solemn obligation to ensure our troops fighting overseas have the resources that they need to successfully complete their missions."
"We can follow the path set by President Obama's most recent budget request."
"Instead of engaging in an honest debate about the path forward to strengthen these programs, too many have offered little more than false political attacks and trillions of dollars in empty promises."
"Yeah, so CBO's analysis, because of the reforms we have put in the plans, there would not be any added burden to those remaining seniors."
"the plan that I personally authored, it was not in a budget, increases the minimum benefit to make sure that no senior citizen falls beneath the poverty line."
"It improves and saves Social Security."
"We can follow the path set by the President's health-care law and the additional Medicare cuts called for in his most recent budget request."
"For too long, politicians in Washington have not been honest with the American people--seniors in particular--about Medicare and Social Security."
"This budget takes the latter approach. It represents a very clear threat to the health and retirement security of America's seniors."