Tim Kaine actually said...

"What are the benefits of using small- and mid-sized launches and launch capabilities to launch smaller NSS missions like DMSP, rather than larger rockets?"

"That additional launch capacity, I think, has served the Nation well."

"What are we doing to ensure that national defense agencies have some redundant capability for launching national security payloads into space?"

"The United States, between the government and private sector, has already invested nearly $300 million in risk reduction activities related to advanced oxygen rich staged combustion technology."