02/01/2010
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"Further sequestering of the defense budgets must be avoided."
"Thanks to the members of this committee for your persistent support of our military. We need your continued help to be ready for today's operations . . . and still able to win in 2025."
"The cost of losing that trust is incalculable."
"Sequestration will cause great harm to the security of our Nation."