"I am very disappointed that we have cuts in the Guard and Reserve envisioned in your plan."
"I think we ought to look at if they are not involved in the prepositioning of forces, if they are not expeditionary in nature, they ought to come out of Europe."
"Now we have more radical elements who believe in Sharia law that are obviously at some point in the future going to take over that government, in my opinion."
"Thank you for your extraordinary leadership of this committee."
"It is just extraordinary what you do and the opportunities you provide, and of course to see it evolve from the Cold War of the Warsaw Pact to now, countries that are significant and very important al..."
"That is startling information you have just provided, how tragically unique this is."
"Those of us in Congress also have a personal interest in that it is the son of our former colleague Ray LaHood."
"that is sad, too, because the military has a reputation, and the people who serve in the military, a reputation of being professionals."
"The President must understand that the world has always had and will always have a leader."
"An honest and valid strategy for national defense can't be founded on the premise that we must do more with less."
"This is a cynical gimmick that once more ensures our military, and only our military, is held responsible for what little deficit reduction this budget represents."
"The President's budget asks the men and women in uniform, who have given so much already, to give that much more so that the President might fund more domestic programs."