05/05/2015
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"I appreciate, Secretary Hagel, the statement you made when you said that ISIS poses an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it's in Iraq or anyplace else."
"But, you mentioned the Chiefs, and Odierno and the other Chiefs have come and testified in this room before us that, even before these things erupted, it was not adequate."
"If we want our military men and women to go into harm's way and defend this country, we need to give them the training, the tools, and the support they need to succeed."
"We are trying to be conservative on this."