James Inhofe actually said...

"The effects of these cuts are undermining the military's ability to protect the Nation."

"If we spent what I think is necessary on national security, we would not be in the mess that we are in today."

"I do not believe we have enough end strength now if we go to sequestration in order to meet our national security needs."

"We are sending the wrong signal to the force that is serving today, the one that fought two wars in the last decade."