"Having to operate under continuing resolution is also very, very difficult for the Department of Defense."
"I think they are just flat wrong. It clearly is a problem."
"I personally think at this point we need to stop torturing the discretionary portion of the budget."
"The Department of Defense and every other department needs appropriations bills."
"It is an intractable political problem, but it has a very real-world impact."
"We need to put people back to work; we need to grow the economy."
"None of you in uniform have ever made the decision to go to war. That is always done by civilians."
"I think, General Odierno, you told me earlier before we came in here that the American people have always trusted you."
"We get attacked when we show weakness. And as we cut our readiness, that around the world shows weakness."
"I am concerned about the troops that are going to be deployed next year to Afghanistan."
"I think the last time I checked there is about less than 1 percent of our population serving in uniform today."
"I am very concerned about our pilots, especially our rotary wing pilots who do search and rescue every day across this country somewhere."