Adam Smith actually said...

"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."

"I would strongly urge this Congress to pass appropriations bills so that we can fund our Government in a responsible and reasonable way."

"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."