Adam Smith actually said...

"If we go to sequestration, every line item in the defense budget, and frankly, every line item in all discretionary spending has to be cut by the exact same amount, which is, frankly, insane."

"The U.S. military is the modern era's pillar of American strength and values."

"Like many, if not most, of our members here, I share the view that large, immediate cuts to the defense budget would have substantially negative impacts on the ability of the U.S. military to carry ou..."

"I agree with the chairman, that the cuts that we are facing in our Department of Defense budget do place national security issues at risk."