06/20/2012
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"North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile efforts are an immediate and grave national security threat, and the U.S. continues to grapple with the fact that there are no quick and certain options."
"It will require the political will. It is not an economic issue. It is ultimately an issue of----"
"I find it ironic that in the next few days we might contemplate borrowing $1.5 trillion to provide tax cuts rather than investing... $1 trillion for the defense of the United States."
"China continues to threaten the rules-based order in the Asia-Pacific region by economic coercion of its smaller, more vulnerable neighbors, and by undermining the freedom of navigation."