I hate to see one of America's most distinguished public servants pilloried before this committee.

when a Congressman like Mr. Brooks asks you how we could get savings from the DOD budget, you might want to remind the members of the committee that we have banned the Pentagon from even thinking about any possible BRAC [Base Realignment…

I hope if there is any wrinkle or blip here, that you promptly notify the subcommittee, because we are very interested in this commonality issue.

I can think of no better words to use than the ones you did, and I am proud to be part of this rare, perhaps unique, oasis of bipartisanship in the United States Congress.

I have always been a fan of the Personal Reliability Program, and relaxing a standard doesn't sound like the best way to make sure our nuclear weapons are safe, secure, and reliable.

There were almost 1,000 incidents in the last several decades of problems with securing nuclear weapons by the U.S. Air Force.

nuclear deterrence is the Nation's number one priority defense mission, and we must recapitalize our nuclear forces.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am going to wait till the classified session.

there is an astonishing national consensus in both parties, among most all people, that the triad is important; in fact, it is vital to our national security

This is a trillion-dollar subject here, and we have got to get that right as well.

I hope that this Congress will not only fund that amount, but actually find the real dollars to support it and not borrow that money

it is our duty to keep it safe, secure, and reliable.