I think it's clear from this hearing this morning--and I'm sure you were here for the first panel--that everybody on this committee, one, didn't agree with this piece that was in the budget deal; two, wants to fix it; three, wants to fix it now; and four, as we go forward wants to work off a principle of grandfathering of what's in the law.
Senator King emphasizes the committee's consensus on fixing budget issues immediately.
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"That's one of the things we have to consider. We're dealing with people, many of whom, I suspect, think a shutdown would be a good thing," King said, "and they could prolong it and use it to expand the president's power even beyond what they're already considering. ... This isn't normal."
So the attack sequencing and timing and weapons and targets you don’t consider to have been classified?
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