We are where we are. So the Senate did a budget resolution. The House did a budget resolution.

As Los Angeles-class submarines retire in the coming years and we fail to replace them quickly enough with Virginia-class submarines, our number of attack submarines will drop from 54 today to 43 in 2030.

The cornerstone of our airmens' ability to provide airpower to the Nation and contribute our core missions to the joint team is their readiness.

How important is it that we go forward with the Virginia payload module as it is now

We can't continue to do more with less, and--or else we're going to put soldiers, marines, airmen, sailors' lives at risk.

This is absolutely critical to our readiness, not something we can skimp on or use for other purposes.

Do you agree with Director Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, that national security threats are 'more diverse, interconnected, and viral than at any time in history'?

The fiscal year 2014 budget does not factor in sequestration and was submitted before fiscal year 2013 sequestration was in place.

if we keep going over the--to the 10-year period, that it could get down to 230-235

Those who have given the most to the security of this Nation are asked to accept the bulk of the risk that sequestration poses to this Nation.

I think it is very difficult for this body to even consider undertaking a domestic BRAC round without a full consideration of what bases could be consolidated and/or closed overseas.

I would share her request that we be more engaged in that oversight and more vigorous oversight.