If you don't have clarity on this, then I think that this committee needs to put something in our next piece of legislation that absolutely makes it clear that if, due to the performance of individuals, that the security system fails, that…

How will you make cuts to major defense acquisition programs without forcing them into a Nunn-McCurdy breach?

Sequestration will have an effect in the short term and is expected to exacerbate the long term strike fighter shortfall.

Would sequestration and a yearlong CR scenario impact the procurement of F-35Cs and F-35Bs?

What measures will you take to mitigate the impact of sequestration on counter-IED efforts that could potentially diminish the Department's flexibility and increase risks to rapidly respond to unanticipated requirements?

Would sequestration and a yearlong CR affect life extension programs for F-15s, F-16s, and A-10s?

You will be the last word in the House of Representatives as sequestration falls into place in approximately 13 hours from now, the cuts that were never intended to happen.

this future budget planning is like painting a color-by-numbers picture while blindfolded in the back of a C-130 [Hercules tactical airlifter], flying through a thunderstorm.

I voted against the this mess, because I believed that we would be right here, right where we are

I voted against this.

I voted against this mess. And I voted against this mess because I thought we would be right here, right where we are, with this clock ticking, 14 hours and 15 minutes until sequestration hits in what I believe will be devastating impacts…

Every State is going to be impacted by sequestration.

We need him to come to the table with a workable plan.

You have a job that has no margin of an error: protect these facilities.

According to the Commandant's planning guidance, the Marine Corps seeks to develop an expeditionary force capable of forcible entry to support the National Military Strategy during emerging conflicts and instabilities.

If the continuing resolution is in place for a full year, what impact does this have on the execution of the Marine Personnel Carrier and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program?

How would sequestration and a yearlong CR scenario impact the procurement of F-35Cs and F-35Bs?

I voted against this mess, because I believed that we would be right here, right where we are, with this clock ticking down, 13 and a half hours away from the cuts that were never supposed to happen.