Authority Quote by Lawrence Korb

There is no excuse for waste, fraud, and abuse in the Defense Department budget.

— John Bolton

Our servicemembers need an experienced leader, especially at a time when America is facing evolving threats, from conflict in the Middle East, to an…

— Ruben Gallego

America being a force is a lot more than building up the Defense Department.

— Mitch McConnell

Right now we have a $600-billion or so Defense Department budget, but when you add in, for example, a trillion-dollar nuclear weapons program over…

— Jill Stein

We intend to keep the lines of communication open with the Defense Department so we can help our border law enforcement agencies navigate the…

— Henry Cuellar

When the Defense Department was established after World War II, a law said that any defense secretary with military experience must have been out…

— Steve Inskeep

I wouldn't say it's a split. It's a difference of emphasis. It does exist between, I would say, the State Department and the Defense…

— Henry A. Kissinger

This idea of holding the Defense Department hostage to the tax debate makes me sick to my stomach. Knock it off.

— Lindsey Graham

You do not export democracy through the Defense Department or the Defense Secretary. You do it through trade agreements, through the Department of Commerce…

— Stephen F. Lynch

The Defense Department must do a better job of providing the best possible care for service women who are victims of sexual assault.

— Louise Slaughter

You're not hearing people like Madeleine Albright argue that the budget of the State Department should be as large as the Defense Department. The…

— Ronan Farrow

We cannot continue to ask the brave men and women of our Armed Forces to put their lives on the line to protect our…

— John F. Tierney

The Defense Department is prone to all of the 'traditional bureaucratic rules,' which is the same thing you'll find in most traditional government systems.

— Chris Fussell

Health care costs are eating the Defense Department alive.

— Robert M. Gates

After World War II, defending America in the modern world required new intelligence agencies, the unification of the armed services under a massive new…

— Robert C. O'Brien