Kelly Ayotte actually said...

Approximately half of the Marine Corps' home station units are at an unacceptable level of readiness in their ability to execute wartime mis...

That's music to my ears, because that was my piece, and I'm glad to hear that.

Making events on the ground and the commitment to continue there be more conditions-based than time-based is always a good thing.

Frankly, there are many of us that want to deal with the overall BCA in solving it. I'm still committed to doing that.