Congress has to get to the bottom of this investigation of Russia and the effect on the 2016 elections.

There was no necessary linkage between spending on defense and non-defense prior to the sequestration and the budget caps.

We must have sufficient munitions to counter threats.

If it were to endure, we're back to sequestration, furlough levels of 2013, that was devastating to our force.

Would you agree that a comprehensive national security strategy would require a repeal of sequestration not only for defense but also for the non-defense accounts that directly bear upon national security?

Today we have 75 less F-35s than we had planned on in 2012.

If this hiring freeze were to continue without adjustment, talk a little bit about the effect that that would have on shipyards in particular.

If we don't have soldiers manning our forces and carrying our weapons, we don't have anything.

There is a limit to what we can discuss in open session.

We want to do it in such a way that we can restore full spectrum readiness as soon as we can.

Mr. Chairman, I am over my time, but could General Wyche just answer the question too?

I will start with the lack of predictable, consistent funding, because when we do not get that, we not cannot plan our workload.

On budgets, I am a real certainty--having been a mayor and governor, I learned that anybody can adjust to a number more than they can adjust to a question mark.

Shipyards are critical to maintaining fleet readiness and also supporting forward presence.

I continue to believe we made an enormous mistake at the end of the last calendar year.

what additional support do you need, if any, from Congress to fully identify and respond to the impacts of climate change?

what steps have you taken, if any, to plan and mitigate the threat and effects of climate change

DOD needs more predictable and stable funding. Readiness is a function of many things. Predictability is one of the key ingredients.