I appreciate the opportunity to engage in this colloquy. As cochairman of the Guard Caucus, which obviously has the Air National Guard Component, Senator Leahy has been a real pleasure to work with. The bottom line is, this effort to…

Senator Leahy is right. When we look at our Constitution itself, it talks about a militia. When we look at the history of the country, it is the citizen soldier who got this whole concept called America started. We do need a standing Army…

I would appreciate if you would find out before we vote.

I believe Afghanistan is salvageable, but if we do not do some things differently, it will not be successful.

if the Afghans insist on keeping American soldiers in Afghanistan without legal protections as we have afforded our troops throughout the world, I will not vote for one penny and this war will come to an end.

We would be shooting ourselves in the head. It would be a Navy without ships, without sailors, brigades without bullets, air wings without trained pilots.

I think that would be a good decision for the future of Afghanistan.

I think we would need full protection for those in uniform.

I can tell you there is not, and that reflects badly on us all.

Mr. Kendall, for several years, congressional defense committees have expressed concern that proprietary terminal control interfaces are inhibiting competition in CDL procurement.

DOD has a critical role in developing and executing the Nation's approach to cybersecurity.

Is it possible at all to lose in Afghanistan and it not be catastrophic to the future of Pakistan?