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

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.

It would be better for the country if the Pentagon and the military do not shut down at any point because the threats to the country do not shut down.