The Defense Business Board's key findings, that the Department of Defense could save as much as $125 billion over 5 years by limiting unnecessary back-office bureaucracy, are not a surprise.

I call on each of you to recognize that it is our responsibility in Congress to provide support for our men and women in uniform while they selflessly serve our Nation.

I ask you to work with me and others on the Armed Services Committee to give our servicemen and -women the resources they need to build our military and keep our Nation safe.

Our military needs $640 billion to begin the restoration of its forces that the American people expect and need in today's world.

the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Mac Thornberry, anticipated this trend and introduced the Cuban Military Transparency Act.

I think most of the American people believe that the President's statements that this is the JV [junior varsity] team, or that the threat is contained, don't find those credible.

The Constitution puts on the Congress the responsibility to provide and maintain, to raise and support military forces that can defend the country.

Private industry has tools they can use to hire the best talent available and then reward that talent with performance-based incentives.

finding a way to get to yes, rather than finding excuses on why things can't be done, I think is critical.

it was this committee pushing every step of the way on those MRAPs plus the Secretary which overcame that resistance

The central purpose of the new organization, the National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, is to correct the confused lines of authority and responsibility within the DOE nuclear weapons complex.