Evan Bayh

In Afghanistan, my own view is that skeptics who look at that conflict and say, we're going to do our part, we're making a major commitment to stabilizing that country, to keeping the Taliban and the al Qaeda from having a platform to…

what is the plan to recoup those costs which are currently being taken out of O&M?

What are the risks in terms of long-term sustainment, reduction of the expected service life, and the burden of increased flying hours related to combat operations in Afghanistan?

Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen, is the reset funding request for fiscal year 2011 sufficient and when will we begin to see a return on its investment in reset in terms of improved readiness?

Any action by Congress to reduce the budget request for Defense to fund programs not requested by the administration increases the risk for current and future warfighters.

Some of the practices that have been allowed to exist for too long in DOD contracting of weapons systems would never survive in the private sector.

as DOD begins to increase troop levels in Afghanistan, the Army and Marine Corps have been adjusting their plans to redeploy equipment from Iraq.

how confident are you that the supplemental request will or will not be sufficient to cover all costs, considering the disaster assistance currently being provided to Haiti by our military forces?

I want you to, if you can, please relay our appreciation for the service they're rendering our country.

Depot maintenance funding is a critical component of the Air Force's mission.

Reduction to any appropriation account increases the risks of not being able to meet our mission requirements.

The budget materials claim to rebalance the force. Yet without a decrease in operational tempo, force readiness continues to be consumed as quickly as it is created.