I commend to all of those at this hearing an article written this morning by a civilian employee of the Air Force that is printed in the Washington Post, talking about the disappointment that he feels, having dedicated his life first to the uniformed military and now to the civilian military, and facing the furlough on sequester.
Durbin highlights a civilian employee's disappointment over furloughs affecting military personnel.
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