Susan Collins actually said...

I'm worried about the impact on morale. I'm worried about the impact on operations.

Surely, if there are units within our military that are the functional equivalent of Active-Duty personnel, they should be treated that way.

This level of funding is woefully inadequate in comparison to the need to maintain a strong National Guard industrial base.

First of all, let me echo the chairman's thanks to the National Guard for truly heroic actions in response to the terrorist attack in Boston...