I appreciate your concern about the use of the stop-loss program because I too think that, while it's a legal way of returning soldiers, it's unpopular and over time and other multiple deployments, lengthy deployments, extensions, will erode support for the military internally from where it's most important.
Discussing the stop-loss program's impact on military support.
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I was very uncomfortable seeing that $400 million disappear, with the representations that we've made to be fully funded to carry out the program.
In the report, you're deferring the construction of the CMRR facility, which is a key tenet of the commitment to the Senate and Congress during the New START debate.
The President's fiscal year 2013 budget ensures that this will remain a leading national security priority.