Richard Burr

As a result, DOD has purchased approximately 12,000 MRAPs saving countless American lives.

What steps, if any, can be taken in the near- to mid-term to mitigate the shortfall of rotary lift assets in Afghanistan?

General Chiarelli, in your written testimony, you state that in order to restore the Army's full operational depth by fiscal year 2012, the Reserve component, that is our National Guard and Reserve Forces, must continue a transition from a…

The F-22 fell short of the projected availability due to low observable maintenance requirements.

General Chandler, what are the current mission capable rates for each of those aircraft?

General Chiarelli, another tragic consequence of the OIF and OEF deployments is an increase in suicide.

I am very concerned about the adequacy of TRICARE networks to meet the health and mental health needs of our servicemembers and their families.

While I commend this track record, I am concerned about exactly when those new personnel are arriving into the unit.

The Strike Fighter gap is also a readiness issue.

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

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

General Amos, how will the Marine Corps be able to meet these extensive and costly war-related funding needs within the normal DOD budget which is only projected to grow about 4 percent in fiscal year 2010?

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

We can't thank you enough for the insight that you're able to provide this committee.

What concerns me is our ability to respond to the next challenge; in other words, our strategic depth.

During this time, we've achieved success in Iraq, meeting our goal of an orderly drawdown and transfer of security responsibilities to a democratically elected government of Iraq.

General Chandler, please explain what the Air Force is doing to overcome these challenges.

I do not support bringing suspected terrorists to the United States, let alone spending this kind of money...

General Amos, what is the timeline for establishing these improved training facilities?

The serious engineering problems on LPD-17 class ships gives rise for a concern about a broader readiness problem.

If our withdrawal from Iraq continues as planned, what is the estimated lag time before we see an increase in airlift capacity in Afghanistan?

You are absolutely right, it will be the first order of business when this bill is finished if we miss the opportunity to fix it in this bill and fix it for 3 years and actually fix it in a way that it is paid for.

Because the Senator from New Hampshire remembers this body did pass a bill that partially paid for an extension of this through September of this year. The problem was, when they passed the health care bill, they used the pay-fors out of…

I have learned throughout this whole process to never try to figure out what promises have been made. But I know the promise we have made to physicians--to reimburse them fairly for the services they provide--and anything less than that…

Let me add, if I may, to my good friend, Senator Gregg, even though some would choose not to have coverage and pay the fine, we have an emergency room system that is obligated to see those individuals when they have traumatic care. For…