Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
We all want to keep the homeland safe. We'll do whatever we can to defend this great country.
I think that our funding today is inadequate, given our level of strategic appetite.
I mean--so, I don't know how you get a decision being made, or how the Secretary is getting the information.
We have too small a fighting force, and we've got too big a supporting force.
As I look at the organization of the Department of Defense, I have a hard time figuring out who's in charge.
Who's the most powerful after the Secretary of Defense? What--which layer does it go to?
Do you all believe there's enough money in the defense budget to defend our country to continue to be the superpower of the world?
We are really not spending enough on defense.
We have adopted a policy now that if we try to correct the problem that we are having that came with sequestration, that we have a policy no...
I personally believe that what he is doing with Russia is hurting our country.