"And I think the impact on our soldiers from not having a plan is going to be devastating."
"But the fact of the matter is, sequestration is the law of the land."
"Most of the soldiers I speak with, they are very modest and understand that we have a significant deficit."
"The majority of the cuts are going to go to fund entitlement programs under this administration."
"We are cutting a group of people that are out there protecting our individual personal freedoms."
"I think it is safe to say it is under 1 percent."
"The bottom line is the military and those who serve in the military ... are taking it on the chin with indiscriminate slicing."
"But with all due respect, the general belief from the administration seems to be that health care should be free for everybody other than the people in the military, and if you are in the military the..."
"But I guess my question, getting back to this--with all of the challenges that we have going on in America right now with regard to the economy, the proposal for the TRICARE Prime increase--are you aw..."
"And I share the concerns of the other Committee Members about the money that my constituents lost."
"So obviously, then, that is not enough to stop it from happening if we are doing it right now and it hasn't stopped it."