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If we find ourselves taking $52 billion out of that request, as would be required if there is no changes in the Budget Control Act, then the suddenness of that decline will cause serious problems.

We need to hear about the effects particularly of the sequestration because it will not do to have a crisis that we are unable to respond to adequately

The Benghazi situation taught us that timeliness of response is important.

I have a feeling now that we are having a somewhat similar experience of it will never happen again.

It strikes me that the overall impression from this hearing is that we are really in a situation, particularly with sequestration, where readiness and modernization are in competition with each other.

What is going on in this institution with regard to the fiscal situation is inexcusable, and to me it is a fundamental issue of competence.

I was frankly surprised that the 306-ship goal would not be reached for 24 years.

So this is another area where we have to work together.

But that 306 number in 24 years is based upon no sequestration.

But is it safe to say that if sequestration continues into the indefinite foreseeable future, we will have a substantial impact on shipbuilding?

For a long time, the Joint Strike Fighter has been a program on paper, but we've not had the opportunity to hear or receive feedback from the test pilots and others who are directly involved in the testing and evaluation of this airplane.

If I were a parent with a daughter who is thinking of going into the military today, I would think twice about whether the environment is safe for her, not from the enemy, but from sexual assault from her fellow military members.

If we're really going to send a signal of zero tolerance, then we shouldn't be keeping individuals who are convicted of sexual assault in the military in any of our branches.

I would also like to note that the collection of sales taxes online will be new not only for many retailers, but also for consumers who are used to the current system. It is important to implement the new law correctly, from the outset…

I am looking forward to working closely with the FDA. This is...an issue that I have heard probably as much about as anything else...

I want to start by saying we all want our food to be safe, and every day we hear about a concern that people have about making sure our food is safe.

Thank you very much for being with us here today. It has been fascinating to hear the wide-ranging level of information that you have to cover.

When I look at the research levels, it seems to me that there are two areas that are really underfunded, and diabetes is one and Alzheimer's is another, when you look at the costs that they are imposing on Federal health care programs, not…