"There is no way we can do what we want if we accept the full sequester. Period, full stop."
"It is painful to contemplate that American demand has turned this country, which is one of America's staunchest allies, into the most dangerous nation on the planet."
"We'd much rather do business with you, because we feel the cultural connections are so strong and we have some suspicions of what Chinese intentions are."
"I've been discouraged in visits to Honduras."
"We're saying we are pivoting to Asia, but, by all intents, China's pivoting to the Americas, and we are losing influence in a region where we shouldn't be."
"You could certainly understand these partners, who are some of our most loyal partners, who most want to work with us, who have a close cultural connection with us, whose citizens often move to the Un..."
"I know, from talking with Iraqi Government leadership, how well your service there was regarded."
"Should DOD not fund the 11 aircraft carrier fleet in its fiscal year 2016 budget submission, would DOD submit a legislative proposal requesting a change to statute?"
"These across-the-board cuts and reduced discretionary spending limits have had significant negative implications for readiness, operational capacity, and our military personnel and their families."
"I have worked on the Senate Budget Committee with my colleagues to provide as much sequester relief as we could find in 2014 and 2015, and I am going to keep doing it."
"If the proposals in the President's budget for fiscal year 2015 were enacted through fiscal year 2021, DOD would absorb over $700 billion (approximately 80 percent) of the original reduction of over $..."