"In a budget this massive, there are certainly areas where I think we could do much better." — Mac Thornberry

I'm for experimentation. I'm for trying things. That's true whether we're talking about hardware or personnel issues. We need to try some things, because doing what we have always done because we've always done it that way doesn't work.

If you endorse somebody, it's like a stamp of approval and embracing them.

We face a wide array of threats, which means we have to have a wide array of capabilities.

If you're an adult, if you are eligible to be drafted and vote, then there's a certain amount of decision-making power, and I think we have to be respectful of that.