Adam Smith

Every time a referendum is put up around this country to raise taxes, people vote for it.

I think the world would be better served if a nation like China were to step up and begin to take those sorts of greater responsibilities.

There is no reason that we should have China as an enemy. We should certainly look for ways to work together.

I think it is very important that we on this committee keep up to date on developments in China, both in terms of their foreign policy aims and also, most importantly, their military buildup.

He went out of his way to work across the aisle to make sure that we always remembered what we were doing here, which was to look after the national security interests of our country and those who served and protected it.

He was an amazing man. I mean, I can't think of anybody who was more dedicated to the people who served in the military.

We must ensure that our acquisition processes are efficient and effective.

He had a knowledge of military history and a dedication to the men and women who served which is unparalleled.

We are hoping that we can get a CR [continuing resolution].

Those 6 months have been bad, the choices that have had to be made.

We have, gosh, done that back and forth throughout so many times that I think just about everybody in this room could probably repeat what I would say.

I would hope today that we would skip the normal partisan arguments about whose fault it is.

We need to ensure that our military remains strong and ready to respond to any threat.

The ability of the U.S. military to simply come in there and create a better situation was limited.

I think that misses the mark slightly in terms of what our concerns are.

I personally would end sequestration tomorrow.

I think there is no question at this point that Assad used chemical weapons in Syria.

We must stand up for our values and support those fighting for freedom.

Those who refuse to end sequestration have the responsibility of proposing a balanced package of revenue increases and spending cuts that do not harm our national security.

The single biggest takeaway from Strategic Choices Management Review is that Congress, by allowing sequestration to continue, is abdicating its constitutional responsibility to responsibly fund the military and to provide for the common…

How much military risk are you willing to take to preserve your tax cut?

You don't have the $52 billion that Representative Franks made you think you had.

If you have to take these $52-billion cuts every year going outward, no flexibility in the world is really going to fundamentally change the dire scenarios.

We need to end sequestration.

Ranking Member, Committee on Armed Services