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There is a lot of discussion around here about these budget cuts. They are real.

I was at a full committee hearing on the issue of Syria with Secretary Hagel and General Dempsey.

The sequester, which many think is a 1-year deal, is not. It is in the law for 10 years.

I completely agree with that statement.

Would a continuation of the sequester for 1, 2, 3, or 4 more years compromise, significantly compromise, your ability through this program to defend the Homeland?

Aegis is part of the long-term strategy, I presume?

Aegis is a big part of our regional defense posture today in Europe and over near Japan.

It's important to realize, however, that the sequester is a 10-year deal.

The reason I ask that question is that we hear about tests that don't work, and yet on the other hand I hear we can protect the Homeland.

I'm just trying to think like the enemy here.

I mean, that is a very tough question. Would we have intervened in Germany in 1938 if we had known precisely what was going on?

This level of funding is woefully inadequate in comparison to the need to maintain a strong National Guard industrial base.

Surely, if there are units within our military that are the functional equivalent of Active-Duty personnel, they should be treated that way.

I do think it is important that we, as a Nation, decide if we are going to furlough, that we be fair cross the board.

First of all, let me echo the chairman's thanks to the National Guard for truly heroic actions in response to the terrorist attack in Boston.

The quality and character of the leadership is a crucial element to any enterprise success.

I think the Taliban are going to wake up at some point and they are going to realize this is not their father's ANSF.

H.R. 671 (Rep. Pingree, D-ME) would revise policy for adjudicating service-connection for veterans with a mental health condition.