Chuck Hagel actually said...

The ability to avoid sequestration and to pass a full-year appropriations bill for DOD is within the power of Congress.

Hagel asserts that Congress can prevent sequestration and ensure funding for the Department of Defense.

01/30/2013

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No other capability we have is more important.

Our nuclear deterrent plays a critical role in assuring U.S. national security and it is DOD'S highest priority mission. No other capability...

It is hard to overstate how damaging the continued existence of the Detention Facility at Guantanamo has been and continues to be.

The President has determined that closing it is a national security imperative.