I consider education opportunities for military families an important Departmental goal.

the proposed pay raise for fiscal year 2011 is only 1.4 percent, but as you point out, matches the rise in the Employment Cost Index.

Before we ask for premium increases, I think we need to try to make sure that we're telling the force, 'We've done everything we can within reason to make it more efficient and to lower the cost, through efficiency, best practices…

We have to make sure that we're not wearing these folks out beyond their ability to respond to the Nation's call.

I want to also acknowledge that Senator Nelson was a complete joy to work with, and he's gone to another subcommittee.

I am not happy to hear that implementation of TRICARE for Gray Area reservists is taking so long.

Do you agree that such a program could be beneficial?

We're not nearly where we need to be.

It really is working.

The one story I hear told over and over and over again, 'Senator Graham, this policy makes no sense. It is putting our folks at risk for no higher purpose. Quite frankly, here's what's going to start happening. We're going to take less…

Who the hell made this rule up? Why did you pick 96 hours versus 80 hours or 100 hours? I can't get anyone to tell me how this thing was formed, whose idea it was, and how it became policy.

We're running out of jail space for certain people, and we need to find confinement facilities that work.