Jack Reed actually said...

"the need not only to keep our promises to the retired community, which should be considered invulnerable in my view, but also everyone's commitment to people on Active Duty that they have the best tra..."

"We believe that two things must happen. It needs to change before it's implemented and we need to give space to this commission to allow it to be effective."

"the presumption I think within the Commission is not only will their recommendations allow us to deliberate and make thoughtful decisions based upon inputs from everywhere, but also in basic fairness ..."

"One is we have to correct this issue, and my sense is that has to be done very quickly, immediately, for many reasons."