We are grateful to each of you for your service to the Nation and for the truly professional service of the men and women under your command.

I don't want to lose that capability.

Did the Florida Guard argue that there are other States that have a much larger Guard that do not have the threats and therefore there ought to be a reallocation among the States as to the actual threats?

What did the Florida Adjutant General say to you about what a 1,000 cut in Florida from a 12,000 strength would do with hurricane season approaching?

This is just an immediate step, but full sequestration takes us back to even worse cuts, and it will have an impact on our response times.

The future sequestration cuts would clearly diminish our capacity to be in a state of readiness as we want to meet the world's threats.

I'm pleased to see the Navy's P-8 Maritime Reconnaissance plane being put to use in the Pacific.

Are there lessons learned in the construction of the Virginia CIF that could be applied to Mayport?

Why does the Navy estimate a facility at Mayport Naval Air Station would cost almost five times as much as the facility built in Virginia?

Can you please describe the difference in your ability to conduct aerial surveillance and command and control if the Navy is not allowed to procure all five E-2Ds?

Any pressure, I think, that our country could put on their country to start to treat their people decently and to start to step back from the road that they are on would be very helpful to some very wonderful people in Venezuela.