John Cornyn actually said...

"This is the number one responsibility the Federal Government has--a lot of other things that we do, we could put off or do without."

"given that we are still fighting a land war in Afghanistan, coupled with our historical inability to predict the next conflict, on what do you base the conclusion that we will rely more heavily on air..."

"I know nobody believes us, but I'd know if we were."

"What is your assessment of the risk the United States assumes by making such drastic cuts to our defense spending?"