"I want to congratulate General Milley on his nomination to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff."
"Thanks, Secretary Wilson, for what will likely be her last hearing before the House Armed Services Committee."
"I think is folly. In a $4.75 trillion budget, obsessing over tens of billions of dollars in the discretionary portion of it, be it defense or non-defense, isn't all that helpful from a fiscal responsi..."
"It is brutal and difficult, and it is just as brutal and difficult for the non-defense discretionary budget to try and do that as well."
"This committee does not accept that."
"There has to be--you know, it is like when the cords get all bundled up, there has got to be some place to start to sort of pull it apart and start working."
"the solutions coming out of the White House are making it worse, not better"
"Because it would be a lot easier for us up here to advocate for more money for you if we knew it was being well spent."
"A ton of money has been wasted. And a lot of the problems, I submit, on the F-35... could have been reduced if we knew what we were spending the money on."
"I think the number one most important thing is it is crucial to maintain a strong U.S. presence in the Indo-Pacific region."
"I think the improvement of our relationship with the nation of India is one of the most positive developments in foreign relations over the last several years."
"Without question, the situation has improved in the last couple of years."