Jack Reed actually said...

"I think you have to move with some expedition, because, again, the last time we were all here together visiting, we were talking about how much progress we were making in this global settlement."

"I would assume that you would stress with the same urgency the need to fund those types of DOS programs in Iraq and Afghanistan."

"Secretary Mabus and Admiral Roughead, will this delay lead to any gap in capability?"

"It is absolutely critical to fund the defense budget going forward not in an ad hoc, every 60 days basis, but over a long period of time."