"I think you can rank the threats in different ways, but I have always felt that the number one threat was what is presented by Al Qaeda and ISIS and all of the offshoots."
"This is the one group, Al Qaeda, ISIS, Boko Haram, Al Shabaab, et cetera, that wakes up every morning trying to kill as many Westerners as is humanly possible."
"I would agree completely with Mike that designating the Muslim Brotherhood would be counterproductive."
"I think the world has only grown more dangerous."
"We face an incredibly complex threat environment."
"We did spend $619 billion... for fiscal year 2017 on our defense budget."
"I will also agree with the chairman that we have to figure out how to spend the money smarter."
"Cutting taxes again by multi-trillion dollars is not going to make that easier."
"The incredible importance of alliances... alarms me slightly about the 'America first' approach."
"Partnerships are going to be enormously important."
"the language around it, you know, the portion of it that said, well, we will give preference to Christians over Muslims, the degree to which it was called a, quote, 'Muslim ban,' which did come out of..."
"A strong infrastructure means a strong America, an America that competes globally, supports local, regional, economic development, and creates jobs."