Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"would you agree that under current spending reductions, and certainly under sequestration, we are likely to have more incidences in which the Marine Corps will not be able to respond in a timely way t..."

"I firmly believe this is an area where we can come up with a bipartisan agreement."

"did General Ham make any request for assets or support that were denied by you or anyone in the DOD chain of command?"

"I just would add my straightforward question, I think, and in particular to both of you, particularly to General Dempsey, you said you were aware of the cable."