Deborah Lee James: “The loss of assured access to space would be extremely damaging to national security.”

We made assumptions that we wouldn't be using Army forces in Europe the way we used to, we made assumptions that we wouldn't go back into Iraq--and here we are back in Iraq, here we are worried about Russia again.

Providing that transportation infrastructure, properly maintaining and sustaining it, is a core Federal responsibility.

We believe we need more. And that is why we are urging the approval of these higher levels.

I totally agree, Senator, that sequestration was a bad deal with the uncertainty of it, the actions that the military was forced to take.