I couldn't have asked for a better question about trying to find quality people.

We hope that you would credit the committee's budget with any savings that accrue.

As it stands today, our military strategy, the defense budget, the DOD policy, and the threats around the world are mismatched.

Just reiterating the challenge of keeping people in such a highly skilled position as professional staff member on Armed Services in light of pay cuts and downsizing and the difficulty of that.

I would just clarify the chairman said sequestration. He doesn't mean the sequestration that we are dealing with here; he means the sequestration that is so going to disproportionately hit the Department of Defense.

I personally think that it is very appropriate, some, gosh over 20 years after the Cold War, to continue to reexamine, you know, what size of a nuclear arsenal we need?

We must ensure that our forces are prepared for any challenge they may face.

Why would we believe we can trust Vladimir Putin to honor new arms control agreements, when he has shown a consistent willingness to violate current arms control agreements?

How do we posture our forces and invest in missile defense technology to best meet those threats, again, within the tight budget constraints that we have?

I am especially concerned and suspicious when the President appears to be attempting to avoid the Senate and the Congress in getting such an agreement.

As for Russia, why would we believe we can trust Vladimir Putin to honor new arms control agreements, when he has shown a consistent willingness to violate current arms control agreements?