I would hope that this committee will look very favorably on providing funds through that mechanism, which could be applied, to the point you made, which would be to supplement your shipbuilding funds.

The rise of a military-capable ISIS threatens to erase national boundaries between Iraq and Syria.

I need your help with these reforms, which have been frustrated at the same time sequester looms.

Whatever we do in Afghanistan, for example, I have a feeling we will need more remote vehicles for protection, for exploitation of intelligence, for counterterrorism operations.

This goes to the perception of the world of the United States being both capable and resourced to carry out a strategy to support their allies and oppose their adversaries.

Europe does, indeed, matter for U.S. national security.

Giving more presidential and congressional accountability to this key figure in the financial system would go a very long way to ensuring that the public can participate, appropriately, in the governance of its central bank.

Their enthusiasm to raise their defense budget is probably affected by our lack of will to raise ours.

Sequester is purely the fallout of political gridlock.

I support consideration of the use of 'offensive' weapons to change President Putin's decision calculus.

the economic reforms, from both a quality of life and a--the politics and the willingness of the Ukrainian people to support the government, are absolutely critical.

It is a truism that nations cannot be deterred by weapons or capabilities that they do not know exist.

Taxpayers have trouble comprehending, let alone supporting, the defense budget when they hear about cost overruns.

I believe this Congress can and must do better.

In the extreme, the United States could find itself in a position where it must either abandon an important national interest or enter a conflict for which it is not fully prepared.

One of the most important deterrence strategies is our nuclear triad.

In Iraq, there's a recognition of the need for Sunni, Shia, and Kurdish factions to overcome their divisions.

The United States is the most networked economy in the world. Our critical infrastructure is accessible through the Internet and is quite exposed and vulnerable.

Are they aware of the impending sort of budgetary train wreck in the United States?

the need for collective and bipartisan action to end sequestration.

This is the way to remain the finest fighting force in the world.

are there efforts to try to move the Chinese government to be more proactive, in terms of with financial pressures, with diplomatic pressures, to at least demonstrate to the North Korean regime that, you know, they're--they can't do these…

If Congress does not act to end sequestration, I believe our long-term national security interests will be threatened.

I echo his call for the end of sequestration.

I will not, and I hope we never, coordinate or cooperate with Shiite militias.