Ken Bacon Quotes on Investment (2 Quotes)

I'd say it's a stronger, more supple military. I think that there have been important improvements in technology, important increases in investment, important improvements in quality of life

It's required sharp increases in pay and benefits, and I think those have been appropriate, particularly in light of the recruiting problems that we were having a year ago, and the quality of life problems that have been eliminated. And I think that we've worked -- that Secretary (William) Cohen and President Clinton have worked very hard to increase defense investment, as I said, by 40 percent, from 43 billion to 60 billion a year ... That, also, has been justified, and will help us be as strong and dominant in the 21st century as we are now.