I think without some type of what I would just describe as counterterrorism pressure, we are looking at a growing sanctuary for terrorist groups to thrive from.

I want my colleagues to know that General Dunford has done a wonderful job trying to protect our forces.

I believe that the smart money is that the sanctions are pretty much over and everybody's trying to get in line to do business with Iran, and that we're losing our leverage.

Whatever nuclear capability they possess could lead to an arms race in the Mideast.

Can you give me a good reason why the U.S. Congress would be diminishing your ability to defend this Nation, given the threats you've described?

President Karzai, in my view, is singlehandedly destroying this relationship.

We've only requested that they go through the Afghan legal system.

Is it fair to say the Russians are probably spying on our diplomats?

We should. Republicans and Democrats need to make structural changes to entitlements.

Do you agree with me that under the current Tax Code trillions of dollars of money held by American corporations that do business overseas are not coming back into this country with a 35-percent tax rate?

I have sat down for weeks over there, and we could not get there.

Apparently we do not. None of us do. I am not just beating on you. Apparently none of us seem to be caring that much about it.

What percentage of GDP are we spending on defense in the President's proposed budget?

Do you agree with me that if nothing dramatically changes, President Obama will have added more debt held by the public on his watch than all Presidents combined before him?

In terms of the Ukraine, it could have an exponential effect in terms of providing economic support to the Ukrainian people at the time they need it the most.

I want to save Medicare from bankruptcy, and the reason we have long-term debt is the general treasury is going to be the funding source for Medicare.

Do you believe it is smart to eventually adjust the age for retirement for Social Security and Medicare and to means-test benefits as part of a balanced package?

Do you agree we need to adjust the age of retirement for Social Security and Medicare to sustain these programs over time?

Sequestration, I think you have said in the past, was a very bad idea. Do you still concur with that?

Entitlement reform has to be accompanied by revenue increases. It is called the 'grand bargain,' right?

I am talking about doing both.

The long-term effect on the country, what makes this grease, what puts us in an unsustainable situation is the baby boomer is going to retire, and it is just going to take all the money to generate to pay the bills with the entitlement…

Should we look at doing that yet again and harmonizing Medicare with the Social Security age retirement as a Nation?

If I had 48 employees, I do not think I would hire 3 more if everybody was covered by Obamacare.

The flattening of the Tax Code, eliminating deductions... I think is an exercise that Republicans have to embrace.