I can't support, and won't support, is anything that moves towards instability.

Chairman McCain, I appreciate your comments to our Service Chiefs about the damage the CR can do to our institution.

It absolutely is. That's why we quadrupled the European Reassurance Initiative.

The goal of United States policy in Syria is to end the Syrian war--civil war.

What he's trying to do is exactly what you're calling attention to, namely to end the humanitarian disaster occasioned by the civil war in Syria.

We need Congress to come together around providing normal, stable, responsible budgets, because the lack of stability represents one of the single biggest strategic risks to our enterprise at DOD.

the United States will not ignore attempts to interfere with our democratic processes.

This, for the eighth fiscal year in a row. That's a deplorable state of affairs.

China has and shares important responsibility for this development and has an important responsibility to reverse it.

The international community, United Nations Security Council and especially the other six-party powers must hold North Korea accountable for this latest act and heighten the pressure on North Korea.

I have to say, this approach is deeply flawed and troubling.

I agree with you, also, about the Assad regime. It's a reason why Assad can't be part of the future of that country.

There are many things that we work with China on, but there are certain aspects of Chinese behavior that are very disturbing to us.

The United States is reacting. That's what our rebalance is all about.

Indeed, it's exceedingly important that we provide our troops and commanders in the field with all the resources they need to succeed.

Our military efforts in Syria are intended to defeat ISIL and regain, for local forces, the territory now being tyrannized by ISIL.

That's the aim and the path that Secretary Kerry is on.

Iran's ballistic missile activities pose a significant threat to the Joint Force and our regional allies and partners, particularly Israel.

I'm grateful that our country's leaders were able to come together last fall to avert that dismal future

Today's security environment is dramatically different from the last 25 years, requiring new ways of investing and operating.

the biggest budget priority for us strategically is Congress averting the return of sequestration

I have not heard that in our discussions. I'll take that back and add it.

America is still today the world's foremost leader, partner, and underwriter of stability and security in every region of the world.

It sends a signal to the world--to friends and potential foes alike--of our Nation's strength and resolve.