Richard B. Nugent: “At some point in time I think we have to start making decisions about where we fight because what we don't want to do is…”

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the distinguished ranking member of the Committee on the Budget.

How are we protecting ourselves against an insider attack that could obviously cripple us if that information got out to our adversaries?

This is a decision that essentially takes the 'air' out of 'airborne.'

Eliminating the ability to rapidly mobilize, train, and deploy... increases risk at an unacceptable rate.