Joe Courtney actually said...

"the President called for a drawdown to 34,000 troops by the end of this year."

"the fact is, though, that the Navy has other issues here in terms of CR's impact on your O&M account, repair and maintenance."

"the fiscal uncertainty that is out there right now is what I am hearing when I am back home."

"I mean you will recall that many economists, and I think Members of this body, were very much worried about the impact of the fiscal cliff on the economy."