But condition alone will only be part of it because mission requirements would be equally or, in many cases, more important?

Obviously, we're in this together. We want to find a way to make it work for, as Dr. Billington says, the United States of America.

As we all are aware of the fiscal constrains, if additional funding isn't provided and if you're funded at the fiscal year 2010 enacted level, what would it take within your budget to absorb that kind of a budget cut?

I am looking for help.

Is it possible that there are some other things that could be held back, pushed into the future, to address a lower request for 2012?

You've done an outstanding job in leveraging nonappropriated funds over the last several years.

One thing that I've found not just in this position, but also as Governor is that the more I knew about a program, the harder it was to cut.

Thank you.

Well, clearly, cutting mid-term has ramifications that could be draconian.

Dr. Billington, you mentioned that if you have subscriptions and you stop them for 1 year, it's not as though you lost 12 volumes, or, 12 issues, but it's an even bigger impact than that.

Do you see the opportunity, then to be able to continue to grow at the same level that you've enjoyed in the last couple of years?

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you gentlemen for being here today.

We want more information, but we want to pay less for it.

The big thing I hear is just getting it done fast-track.

That's why we have made clear that our political objective here is to make sure that Qadhafi goes.

the ultimate goal is for Qadhafi to be gone from Libya?

he had an active nuclear weapons program.