07/28/2014
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"I had Chairman Dempsey here less than a week ago and he told me on a scale of 1 to 10, it was a 10 in terms of our national security."
"I plan to work with Senator Blumenthal to introduce legislation to give you additional tools to cut off funds to our enemies."
"If the A-10 is divested, it will be critical that these capabilities be provided through alternate means."
"When you take that kind of reduction, particularly in the civilian workforce, there will be an impact on readiness."