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The situation has not improved. While the ability to place some A-10s into Backup Aircraft Inventory status as well as using contract support will help relieve some immediate pressure, Air Force Active-Duty maintenance manning levels…
Sequestration will take effect at the end of this fiscal year
Sequestration would have significant sustainment funding impacts, which would cause substantial disruptions across our logistics and sustainment programs.
The Department has built a stronger, more capable, better equipped, battled tested Guard and Reserve Force than we have had in any time in our recent history.
I also refuse to accept as an article of faith the fact that Congress would have ever...given so much discretion to the President.
I refuse to accept this as just an act of either ordinary garden variety prosecutorial discretion.
The most important dimension of the Attorney General's function is to advise the President on the scope of his Executive powers and duties.
Applying that discretion across the board to entire categories of individuals has the same effect of changing the law itself.
I want to personally thank you for your advocacy and leadership for police people all over this country.
The idea that a President has the authority to tell the Senate when it is in or out of this or that sort of recess is astounding.
Had you been Attorney General, you would not have stopped that.
I am going to be a strong supporter of her nomination, and I believe she is not only qualified but exceptionally well qualified and a very good person to boot.
I cannot say much about it because of 6103 Authority, but we are going to get to the bottom of it.
We are thoroughly investigating this. The only reason we have not issued a report so far is that... there were 30,000 more emails finally discovered.
Is the Attorney General there to find some plausible, theoretical justification for whatever the President wants to do?
One of my greatest concerns about the Holder Justice Department is that at every turn, when asked, 'What are the limits on Government power?' the answer has been, 'There are none, there are none, there are none.'
I must say I agree with the President's action and support him, and so do sheriffs and chiefs of police across the country.