These men and women have served our country; it is essential that we continue to work to better serve them. Veterans are the kind of citizens we want in the Commonwealth and that we want as part of our workforce.

And to protect American strength around the world, we do need more ships.

The broader point is -- I don't know how many times we dip below 1916, but there is a broader point, Anderson, and that is if the Defense Department says in their 'Quadrennial Review' which is the bible that we need 346 ships and today…

The broader point is -- and I don't know how many times we have dipped below 1916 but there is a broader point, Anderson, and that is if the Defense Department says in the 'Quadrennial Review,' which is the bible that we need 346 ships and…

The broader point is -- I don't know how many times we dip below 1916 but there is a broader point, Anderson, and that is if the Defense Department says in their 'Quadrennial Review' which is the bible that we need 346 ships and today…

I do blame him for not leading and the biggest issue besides jobs really is the readiness of the military and this isn't going to do it.

I think we've got strained relations with Israel. There's a lot of things right now I think that are of great concern and I agree with you, listen, President Obama didn't inherit some of the problems that he's got -- inherited some of the…

Unfortunately, President Obama's dismissive comments about the Navy tonight should be concerning for any voter who cares about the safety and security of Americans at home and abroad. President Obama has not only ignored these concerns but…

We're down to 287 ships or so, Anderson, right now. The 'Quadrennial Defense Review' and the Department of the Defense says we need 346 ships. And so we're already way under the number of ships and the president didn't seem to indicate…

$1 trillion in defense cuts, Anderson, over 10 years, Leon Panetta, his own secretary of defense, says is devastating.

And that is if the Defense Department says in their 'Quadrennial Review' which is the bible that we need 346 ships and today we've only got 287, and the president at least infers that whether it's technology or anything else, that we still…

Well, listen, a lot of people did because you know what the alternative was? Default of the greatest nation on earth and not paying our obligations and at the eve of default, people said that's a better alternative but, Anderson, it was…

Big government didn't build America. You built America.

It's the largest tax increases on the middle class in history.

the things that we can do in the short and the long term involve more opportunity, more education--not more guarantees, keeping a lid on regulations, on taxes, inhibiting States like mine that have a Right to Work law with things like card…

There is a tremendous budget-busting concern, I believe, of every Governor in the country about the growth in Medicaid on its own.

These men and women have served our country; it is essential that we continue to work to better serve them. Veterans are the kind of citizens we want in the Commonwealth and that we want as part of our workforce.

It's important for all Virginians to understand that the institution of slavery led to this war and was an evil and inhumane practice that deprived people of their God-given inalienable rights.