01/14/2009
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"Even in your concept of putting the Chairman in the chain, he would be still subordinate to the Secretary of the Defense."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, gentlemen, for your very, very thoughtful testimony."
"I think we have to come up with a coherent, multifaceted strategy, and I think we can agree upon it and move forward."
"Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And let me also echo your comments about the defense authorization bill and make it clear that, without your leadership, it would not have been a bipartisan an..."