Richard Burr actually said...

The demands of nearly 8 years of sustained combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have placed an enormous burden on airlift assets.

The Strike Fighter gap is also a readiness issue.

a vital component of maintaining the readiness of our Armed Forces is ensuring our men and women in uniform are provided the best equipment ...

The Army is out of balance. . . Overall, we are consuming readiness as fast as we can build it.