So that means that when it hits the battlefield we don't have our warriors out there with equipment that's failing or misfunctioning or that hasn't really been tested.

Does this difference in deployment length between the units cause morale issues, and would it be realistic to make all deployments for 12 months?

I understand you have to use military personnel to do that rather than civilian personnel that would be in there contracting to help them do it.

I want to congratulate you, Mr. Morton, on your nomination. I understand that your record in the Justice Department is outstanding and impeccable.

I think that we must certainly be prepared to deal with what we have coming down the Mississippi River out of North Dakota and Minnesota when that thawing occurs.

There is now a great deal of racial profiling.

Just for clarification, Generals--and both of you may be able to respond to this.

I have had more complaints about local law enforcement officers in the county jails and on the streets doing racial profiling.

If you are confirmed, would you be willing to hold a moratorium until you are sure that all of the local law enforcement officers have been properly trained and understand what the authority is under 287(g), which is not to stop people…

I certainly will be looking forward to FEMA's response when the Mississippi River starts overflowing and the New Madrid fault starts acting up.

if you have provisions in those agreements that don't make sense for the taxpayers of America, have you undertaken any evaluation to see to what extent they can be amended to accomplish the goal and also to contain these incredibly surging…

General Chiarelli, does this account for the eight AABs?

Are you concerned at all that this ability obfuscates a unit's true readiness status, specifically, if a unit operates with a limited amount of equipment or people?

Although even the NRA stated that the Joshua Omvig bill would have no impact on gun rights, critical sections of the Suicide Prevention Act were watered down.

I think that when you have a population that entrusts you with the issues that are of great importance to them, when you have one that I think is a constitutional question, I think you have to go above and beyond to sell to the members why…

Dental coverage has long been a gap in the benefits offered to veterans.

This needs to be reversed. It does.

I can think of no higher calling in law or policy than the care, rehabilitation, and well-being of wounded warriors.