Kristi Noem actually said...

"I hope we can rally around what is our most important duty, and that is to provide for the common defense and to protect our national security."

"I was glad to see within your testimony that you talked about the long-range bombers being a priority."

"And that flexibility does erode as we get deeper and deeper into sequestration, is that correct?"

"The thought of losing such highly trained individuals, service men and women, is very troubling to me."