I agree with that prioritization and I support the funding in this year's base budget request that protects the nuclear triad and other nuclear deterrent capabilities.

Ranking Member, Committee on Armed Services

if we continue on a journey of sequestration and have to make those kind of choices, that will be detrimental to our national defense structure.

I worry that the Department is justifying its deep cuts to the Army based on this set of unrealistic assumptions.

Wishful thinking is not a strategy to pin our force structure decisions upon.

I hope these sobering remarks remind us to not lose sight of our shared values and the vital importance of reversing the dangerous budget trajectory.

I don't see how we can maintain 11 aircraft carriers at that budget.

If we are going to be able to maintain that capability, we are going to have to make some very, very tough choices going forward.

So these are some tough choices that we have to make, and figure out.

We are a significant deterrent to what North Korea would otherwise do.

The good news is we do still have the most powerful, capable Navy and Marine Corps in the world.