One of the concerns that I've had since I've been here in the Senate is with what I can only call a deterioration of the management aspects in the Pentagon.
This position that you are being nominated to is one of the three or four most vital assistant secretaryships right now ...
I just think we have our hands full, and it is not something we should be doing in the future in that part of the world.
lifetime health care for career military people--was part of a moral contract.
I appreciate or was gratified to hear your response to Senator Collins with respect to the need to rebuild our Navy.
these are people who have been told since the day they came into the military that they're going to have health care for...
We are the key, I think, to the strategic balance in that region.
But when you have a situation like in this case where the justification is humanitarian, you can see the potential for a...
I honestly believe that, other than the presidency itself, this is probably the most difficult and complicated job in ou...
At the same time, we have a situation where when the President unilaterally decides to begin a military operation and th...
The timing of addressing these basing issues, particularly with respect to the Japanese, is vital.