Actual Quote by Louis A. Johnson

If the military is to show the capabilities that we demand and expect of it, then the defense budget has to continue to rise.

— Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

At Concerned Veterans for America, we've made the case that the defense budget could be targeted for spending reform, but in a targeted fashion…

— Pete Hegseth

What we've also got to think about is the limitations of military power. Maybe it's time to focus on the economic issues, and most…

— Paul Rieckhoff

Military force is irrelevant to many of the most urgent threats we face. If we are to solve our myriad domestic problems and revitalize…

— William Hartung

We're going to have to raise revenues in some form or fashion, and we're going to have to cut spending, including entitlements of all…

— Douglas R. Oberhelman

We have to deal with two issues. Spending and taxes.

— John Boehner

We need a defense budget that's big enough to sustain an increase in the size of the Army.

— Jim Talent

If you're worried about the deficit, pay attention to the fact that it's almost all attributable to military spending and the totally dysfunctional health…

— Noam Chomsky

We have major fiscal problems on our hand.

— Chaka Fattah

It is time we had a defense budget that lives within its means, accounts for what is truly required in Iraq and provides the…

— Pete Stark

As I said a moment ago, there is no higher priority in our budget, or certainly in the budgets of the past few years,…

— Jim Ryun

Donald Trump has made it clear, he wants to make a priority of national security, rebuilding our military, but he wants to do it…

— Mike Pence