the more information I think Members of Congress receive on the implications of this long term to the overall readiness of our forces, I think it, hopefully, will help get people off the sidelines here to try to resolve this in a sensible…

When will Congress be notified of mitigation measures?

I worry about is that--I sit on other committees here, and there have been a lot of people trying to claim that OCO money for other purposes.

Many of us in the Senate tried for more than a year to get firm details on the impact of defense sequestration with little cooperation from the administration.

Readiness is the ability of a unit to provide its designed operational capabilities within the required timeframe.

General Campbell, Admiral Ferguson, General Paxton, and General Spencer, are you concerned that the steep decline in DOD budgets will eventually erode morale for military members and DOD civilians, ultimately having an insidious effect on…

It was really truly an honor to be in the leadership of this committee with you and to serve with you on behalf of the people of New Hampshire.

We're here for one reason; it is those troops that are out there getting the mission done, and that's all they want to do.

I think you said, at one point, the Army faces a $2.8 billion shortfall in O&M funds without OCO for 2013. Is it actually $7.8 billion?

I am concerned that continuing to ask our military members and DOD civilians to assume more risk by doing more with less will eventually break faith with our troops.

We will likely see additional unfunded requirements in fiscal year 2014 as a result of deferred workload in fiscal year 2013 due to sequestration.

Undersea strike contributes to our ability to counter adversary A2/AD capabilities while providing additional attack capacity in our submarine force.