"I am convinced that we are going to have a capabilities gap due to our inability to repair and modernize current fleets."
"I feel very strongly that the closer you get to the people, the more they are aware of what the problems are."
"We are making very good progress in reducing both the rate and overall number of fatalities on our Nation's roads--but it is still not good enough."
"Thank you, Madam Chairman."
"I know AASHTO has come out in strong support of each State settings its own goals and a larger percentage of the influence in the new program that we hope will be coming out be given to the States."
"Traffic deaths are traffic deaths regardless of how they occur."
"traffic deaths are traffic deaths no matter how they occur."
"What I oppose is forcing a one size fits all Washington solution to all the States."
"The reason the safety program is so successful is that it requires States to examine data on where people are dying and where accidents are occurring."
"Although 23 percent of the U.S. population live in rural areas, in 2007 rural fatalities accounted for 57 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2007."
"I think from your testimony you agree pretty much with AASHTO's position, and I do, too, in terms of the States, giving the States the leeway to set the exact performance standards."
"We just need to focus more attention on fixing them."
"the military's strength is in its soldiers, the families, and the Army civilians who support them."
"the Army is out of balance, and that balance needs to be restored to sustain this All-Volunteer Force for the long haul."
"both the Army and the Marine Corps are suffering significant OPTEMPOs, though the Army is by far suffering more"
"I see the positive effects the temporary increase up to 22,000 is having on the Army but I am concerned that this temporary increase may not be enough."
"Today we are beginning to see opposite--we have the best trained force in the world, the best warfighters in the world, but we are fracturing that force by not providing them with the equipment to sus..."
"Lieutenant General Lennox, are there any body armor programs in development that allow for scalability or modularity?"
