What is your view on how sequestration would threaten the Navy and Marine Corps' ability to decisively project power abroad?

What is your assessment of the impact sequestration would have on our amphibious forces and our Navy and Marine Corps' ability to execute DOD's pivot to Asia-Pacific?

I think we can acknowledge that the National Guard is a very integral part of what your mission will be.

You don't advocate a diminishment of the resources we are spending with regard to the Middle East or Russia and Europe at this point, do you?

The rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, as the term goes, is in my eyes a commitment to continue the pivotal American military role in the Asia-Pacific theater, which has kept peace and stability there for decades now.

Separatists that are backed by the Russian hierarchy.

Would you also agree that it is unacceptable that this month's transfer of 100 armored Humvees to Ukraine took over a year to process due to bureaucratic delays at DOD and State?

Under article 4 of NATO, in my view it would be absolutely unacceptable.

Would you agree with me that the United States not providing defensive arms to Ukraine could send a message to Putin about a lack of resolve on Ukraine from the administration?

Can you highlight to this committee the steps the Department of Defense (DOD) should take to send a credible message to Russia about our red-lines in Eastern Europe?

Yes, he wouldn't be overly delighted with sequestration and with the current funding level and proposed funding level going forward?

We have to remember that half the population of the world and half of its economy is in that region...

I think it is unfortunate that policy fights and distrust between the Guard and Active Army have become prevalent over the past five years.

Without increased shipbuilding funding in fiscal year 2021 and beyond, the Ohio Replacement Program will consume the majority of the Navy's annual shipbuilding budget, costing the equivalent of 2-3 ships per year.

Funding to sequester levels removes flexibility to respond to emergent challenges.

United States policy towards Taiwan is governed by the Taiwan Relations Act.

It would be an incredible waste of taxpayer dollars to allow the State Department to spend tens of millions of dollars to tear down a world class research building.

If confirmed, will you direct the appropriate entity within DOD to brief the appropriate Congressional committees on the efficacy of the Free Syria Network?

I want to thank the Marine Corps for making the case for the amphibs, and particularly the 12th LPD.

Thank you to the panelists. We are shuttling back and forth between various committees today.

According to NATO guidelines, we ask our NATO allies to devote at least 2 percent of their GDP to defense.

Sequestration presents serious risk to executing the military aspects of the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific.

Zbigniew Brzezinski spoke to this committee earlier this year and said we need to create a trip wire in the Baltics.

It is absolutely critical for the Nation to replace the Ohio-class submarines.

I think your testimony earlier today is that that is a reasonable request on the part of the president of Ukraine, and it will be necessary for him to get those in order for him to defend his country.