"I really commend you. I think you have made a lot of progress with that, and it is so important because many soldiers I have talked to do not even remember that they were close to a blast."
"If an additional TRICARE Retiree Medical Benefit can be offered that covers this 'gray area'..."
"Gentlemen, each of you has a full time support entity within your organization."
"What efforts will the Army National Guard undertake to quickly implement this new provision?"
"It is a great program, and I want to commend you for doing that."
"So we have made some progress, but there is lots of work left to do, so don't take our eye off the ball, right?"
"Unfortunately, members of our National Guard and Reserve have little or no access to the BDD program."
"We want it to be good for the warfighter and good for the taxpayer, which leads me to the question of whether a dual buy is a viable option?"
"We have to think about the future while we are thinking about today."
"I am very worried about our domestic industrial base. I am worried about its long-term ability to provide our military forces with what they need to accomplish their national security missions."
"I stand ready to help you do whatever we need to do there to make sure we are ready for that as well."