How will you ensure that the National Guard Pilots are ready to fly when they have to scramble to intercept an enemy aircraft?

Given the vital nature of its mission, will the 601st AOC receive adequate funding under the sequester to provide for the proper air defense of North America?

For the American people to understand our capability with this bellicose nature of this new young leader in North Korea, can you state for the record here that between the United States' ground-to-air, sea-to-air capability of knocking…

Finally, Admiral, you have a lot of terrorist activity going on in your AOR and you've had some stunning successes over the years--catching the Bali bomber, the success that we've had in the southern Philippines, Zamboanga.

Now, what about the F-22s? They were at Kadena going to be sent back to the United States and that was a plan that was in process until all of this bellicosity started by the Korean young leader.

U.S. forces will no longer be sized to conduct large-scale, prolonged stability operations.

Mr. President, I, like many of my colleagues, have just flown in our Nation's airways, going through a fairly crowded airport in Florida, coming into a crowded airport here in Washington, and in 30 days those TSA lines are going to get…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Nelson pertaining to the introduction of S. 436 are printed in today's…

I think this ought to be handled, but you have a Senator, Senator McCaskill, who is concerned about the convening authority.

Admiral, you want to characterize for the committee any effects of sequestration on your ability to deploy SOF troops anywhere where there might be a flare-up?

I think I can manage that with the resources we have. But we are beginning to create a readiness problem if we don't resolve the CR and/or have an opportunity to manage the sequestration money.