Mike Lee

I think we have a real historic opportunity here to make some meaningful progress in areas where there is common sense.

I was troubled by the issuance of those memoranda in some respects, and I remain troubled by their implementation.

do you acknowledge that budget sequestration is current law?

Secretary Carter, why did you wait until after sequestration was scheduled to kick in to ask each defense component to report proposed actions and implementation plans?

But we didn't know. We didn't know. What we did know was that a lot of people were still unaccounted for.

Okay, and yet it took another 23 days, as I understand it, to secure the compound after the attack had completed, had ended.

Why didn't they move forward to Benghazi?

It isn't possible for you to be all things to all people.

So was that decision revisited hours later when in the early hours of the morning Benghazi time another pretty considerable attack came about?

With the prospect of sequestration and a much tighter defense budget in coming years, do you believe that the military should continue such large-scale demonstrations using biofuels?

The practice of faith should never be restricted by the personal viewpoints of others.

Secretary Wright, how are these differences explained to commanders in the military, and do you believe it is consistently applied?

We must change the way that acquisitions are conducted in order to be more efficient and cost effective.

I'm also worried about all of the related decisions, the military construction actions that have to be taken.

Citizenship does not confer immunity on one who takes up arms against our country.

Israel is, I believe, America's most important ally, certainly in the Middle East and in many respects in the entire world.

The Air Force is taking a broad approach to rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific, seeking wider distribution of forces.

the use of military force in Libya served important U.S. interests in preventing instability in the Middle East

Implementation of OSD's Asia-Pacific rebalance will not result in a substantial increase of U.S. Air Force permanent presence.

I was disappointed in the multiple delays in the decision.

Secretary Wright, what do you understand to be the difference between evangelizing, which is allowed by DOD, and proselytizing, which is not allowed?

I would prefer that you recess now.

I am concerned that this information might be used for purposes not originally contemplated.

the U.S. Government will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens

It is critically important to respect the constitutional rights of American citizens, even those who may be plotting against the United States.