I want to voice my support, obviously, for my amendment in the en bloc that is now up for consideration.

We are very encouraged by this current interim government's readiness to engage--to engage with the fund, to welcome the advice and to begin making the difficult reforms.

Russia does not get to decide whether the U.S. dollar is a reserve currency and that we control our destiny in that regard.

We believe that the package that includes IMF support, that includes IMF quota reform, which we do believe is critical to getting us to be able to have the kind of IMF support to Ukraine and other countries that find themselves in this…

There has been some issues with transparency, some issues with the full disclosure of the true state of that economy.

BRAC is one of the most visible areas in which we in Congress have tied the Pentagon's hands.

It is almost like magical thinking. So I hope that this year, we will be more realistic.

But this is not a technical issue. I mean, until recently, both you and the President described these plans as substandard. As these plans still viewed as substandard?

If they are good--I don't mean to interrupt, but if they are good choices, why the change, if not for politics?

We could have a larger budget if we had the courage to vote for it.

I hope this committee will not blame the Pentagon for obeying the law, because Congress made up the budget.

Yesterday's decision by the White House to allow canceled insurance plans under the ACA to continue past the election, was that primarily a political decision?

But, obviously, with the White House continuing to delay or change these, clearly, something is wrong or they would have left it in place.

Obviously, for something to change, the view has to be that forcing people into the Affordable Care Act is more harmful to them than allowing them to stay on substandard plans, correct?

The administration has budgeted to the number that we all gave him.

Each of the COCOMs that have testified before this committee this year have expressed their dependence on key enablers, in particular ISR.

Sequestration and where we are at is going to be devastating to defense.

I would turn off sequestration tomorrow without an offset.