the primary role of those forces is not anymore defending the Germans or Italians; it is simply a way that we can be forward-deployed in the areas where our troops are most likely ...
But, I do believe that we can rationally evaluate our national security strategy, our defense expenditures, and the current set of missions ...
I hope the witnesses here today and at future hearings can help us think through our national security strategy and potential changes.
I share with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle the concern that large, immediate, across-the-board cuts to the defense budget may...
Large, immediate cuts to the defense budget would have substantially negative impacts to the ability of the U.S. military.
We don't collect enough revenue to cover our expenditures.
I worry, just as Mr. Bartlett does, about my children and my grandchild right now and what they are going to wind up being the benefactors o...
The U.S. military is the modern era's greatest champion of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
We have to begin to confront that inconsistency if we, as policymakers, are going to have the political space to make the choices that need ...
I share the view that large, immediate cuts to the defense budget would have substantially negative impacts to the ability of the U.S. milit...
It is my belief that we are going to have to fix this problem from both ends--spending will have to come down, and we're going to have to fi...