Mike Rounds actually said...

"If it has been 3 years and we actually have nuclear attack submarines that are sitting at dock and we still do not have a plan in place to get out or at least there is not a plan that we have heard ye..."

"I like the idea of having the additional carrier. With that also comes THE reason for having the carrier and that is the air group that comes with it."

"While we want to see a simplification, and I think a lot of people out there would love to see that happen, there is also a concern that, as the President would suggest, it is truly time to prime the ..."

"I just think some of the questions which they have asked really do deserve to be able--we should be able to get an answer to them one way or another before we actually get into this."