Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"the sequestration effect is even greater because they cannot necessarily reallocate in a way because they are a small supplier."

"I am just trying to understand why that is necessary."

"What is the impact of the shortfall?"

"The Army today is able to produce only enough readiness to meet requirements--and we can only achieve this because of the extra funding made available by the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA)."