12/10/2013
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"I commend the Navy for being very forward leaning on things like directed energy."
"I just don't want us to, you know, let the perfect be the enemy of the good."
"We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good."
"To begin to repair the damage that has been done to readiness, and to build the capacity needed for today's dangerous world, we believe that $640 billion is required for fiscal year 2018."