I would hope all stakeholders could sit down and agree on a reasonable way forward.

I know I speak for Senator Ayotte when I say we eagerly await the shipyard modernization plan.

I thank you, General Campbell, for all of the great work that the Army is doing, along with all of the other branches, in this regard.

We want a safe Jewish state of Israel, and we want it living side by side with a Palestine that will respect its sovereignty.

I believe the consequences of sequestration will, unfortunately, end up costing us more in the long run.

The Accountability Review Board, in the aftermath of Benghazi, suggested not only that the Marines bulk up, but that the foreign affairs security training also bulk up, on the State Department side.

To the extent that we're delayed getting it back or the dollars for the investments are not there or it's delayed--you're----

If any of those contingencies or, God forbid, more than one, were to come to pass, there would be a pretty immediate need for an awful lot of Air Force activity.

That's what keeps me up at night.

We should solve the problem now, before we reach a time when our ships, aircraft, troops, and equipment can no longer train or deploy.

I would like to, you know, find out as much as I can about it, because I do think the security challenges at these embassies are the things that have to be solved so that we will all feel comfortable that our folks are safe as they are…

I completely agree, sequester is a bad idea. There is a better way...

Our lack of moving toward economic development creates a push factor.

In the process of not having being pushed to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, the Middle East, that we create a vacuum in our own hemisphere.

The more work that can be done diplomatically to have the opposition be more inclusive of the Alawite minority... the quicker we will hasten Assad's exit.

The fact remains that fossil fuels continue to be a strategic and financial vulnerability.

A real issue to the committee and to Congress is, we have pledged to rebalance to the Pacific, in line with the Defense Strategic Guidance, and we think that that--the rebalance to the Pacific will now be delayed beyond 2017, unless we get…

I appreciate the willingness and the constant flow of information with the Department. It has been excellent.

The process is big, complicated, and costly, and creates a lot of anxiety, but the savings at the end of the day, frankly, are not all that great.

Congress has not said you cannot recommend to us things that should be closed.

This is an important part of the face that we turn to the world, and it bears on foreign relations matters.

If you in part want to stem the tide of undocumented immigration, you want to make sure that people have stability and economic opportunity in their native country.

I have been underwhelmed at the amount of savings that results from all the drama.

I think we need to say we're protecting the warfighter, and we are, if you define it pretty narrowly.

Attack operations by our doctrine is an integral part of missile defense.