David Scott Mann

How do we help all of these veterans and other volunteer groups hang up the phone? They have been on the world's longest 911 call since this happened.

Members of this committee celebrated when President Obama pulled us out of Iraq in 2011 with no follow-on plan.

Do we still have people trapped behind enemy lines, over 80,000? I know the answer is yes.

It is my view that defeating tomorrow's threat will require the ability to combine active, passive, defensive, and offensive capabilities in a coherent strategy.

We have a system in place today that protects the entire Nation from limited missile attacks from North Korea and a potential Iranian threat.

If we let sequestration return with full force next year, it will make things worse. I would continue to urge my colleagues on both sides to work to avoid that.