Acknowledge Quote by James Mattis

I served on the Armed Services Committee for 18 years and we must lead, or the job won't get done, unfortunately, for our country.

— John Kasich

As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, my first priority is to ensure the readiness of our military.

— Luther Strange

What would you do differently as defense secretary to compensate for this record in which the greatest military in the world, as we are…

— James Mattis

As a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a retired Flag Officer, I understand how critical it is to keep the military…

— Ronny Jackson

I think there has to be greater heed paid by the Security Council members to military advice.

— Alex Morrison

For senators to complain that they didn't know this was happening, we had many, many meetings that have been both classified and unclassified that…

— Harry Reid

And in an issue with this kind of concern to a committee that bears the oversight responsibility, I think you can see that we're…

— Dianne Feinstein

We have a president [Barack Obama] that doesn't know what's happening, and when it comes to the military.

— Donald Trump

We don't attack any veteran, at all, ever, for their service record. We thank them. And the fact that somebody wanted to do that…

— Matt Shea

I want a strong military. But I do not believe, among other things, that without an audit, we should be throwing tens of billions…

— Hillary Clinton

Voting against the resolution authorizing the use of military force in Iraq was one of my proudest moments as a senator. It is long…

— Barbara Boxer

I'm not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld. I don't think he listens enough to his uniformed officers.

— Trent Lott