"We will soon have a Republican Senate and a Democratically controlled house, and we are going to have to join hands as Americans."
"It would put us back in sequestration, an unthinkable result, and an utterly irresponsible act that I feel sure this Republican Senate and this upcoming Democrat House will avoid."
"They had no contingency plans for sequestration because it was so utterly irresponsible and unthinkable that it could not happen."
"If we were forced back to a sequestration level, it would be more than just the Blue Angels not doing air shows."
"It would delay almost every single acquisition program that we have underway, ground and air, to try to not just modernize but to create future capabilities for the force that we think we need to be t..."
"We certainly ought to be able to deal with issues like that apart from any BRAC round we might have."
"I do not think we are going to go back to sequestration, but we are going to have to take affirmative votes not to."
"Senator Blumenthal, I think you are going to get a response to your letter."
"Are there any changes or insights that you would like to share with the committee today?"
"It has been implemented, Senator."
"Well, got advice from folks out there around the globe that know what they are doing. So that is good to hear."
"Thank you, sir."