I think they are just flat wrong. It clearly is a problem.

The Department of Defense and every other department needs appropriations bills.

I cannot support any plan, regardless of how it addresses entitlement spending or revenue, unless it also offers meaningful and real relief for the DOD from sequester.

Having to operate under continuing resolution is also very, very difficult for the Department of Defense.

I personally think at this point we need to stop torturing the discretionary portion of the budget.

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.

I think, General Odierno, you told me earlier before we came in here that the American people have always trusted you.

None of you in uniform have ever made the decision to go to war. That is always done by civilians.

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.