Kristi Noem actually said...

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

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

"Like you, I have heard from service members about their concerns with sequestration."

"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."