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We strongly urge the Committee to approve H.R. 288, the 'CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2013,' introduced by Ranking Member Michaud that would increase the eligibility age to 26.

It is imperative that conflicting messages do not get out there and confuse veterans.

It seems to me the problem with sanctions against countries that are essentially autocratic is that the sanctions affect everybody in the street and they don't necessarily affect the decisionmaker.

Does political pressure in a country like Iran mean anything?

The sequester itself is the most serious security risk this country faces right now?

We won't know what we've missed until something blows up.

I will just make the comment that, last month, finally the Air Force delivered its report regarding the air-refueling receiver demand model to the Senate Armed Services Committee.

It seems inconsistent with the criteria that was used, but I will submit the rest of my questions for the record in light of the votes.

I personally think that it's not fair for the Department to blame the readiness crisis entirely on sequestration.

I just can't believe what we are doing to the military right now.

We strongly hope the Congress will pass this plan or another plan supported by President and repeal sequestration.

Which is why I would urge you to submit a supplemental for those unanticipated war costs.

This subcommittee's support is essential if America's Armed Forces are to have the infrastructure and facilities needed to carry out their missions.

I agree with you that sequestration is an extraordinarily poor policy, and it makes no sense not to set priorities.

Overall, I think sequestration is living up to its unfortunate reputation for imposing devastating effects on our military.

It is an extremely successful program.

We hope that Congress will enact this deficit reduction plan, or an alternative that the President can sign, and then repeal sequestration.

That's a very disturbing list of airports, because that suggests a widespread problem and with real money, hundreds of millions of dollars.