I think it is important because there needs to be a full understanding around this place about what the real implications are.

I still have a lot of concerns about it.

The fiscal year 2014 President's budget request for Army O&M exacerbates existing fiscal year 2013 readiness challenges from which it will take years to recover.

I realize that this administration's revised defense strategy calls for less force structure and greater operational flexibility in certain combatant command areas of responsibility.

Are we in a place where we have to do any involuntary separations?

I just wanted to make sure.

we need, I believe, 306, is it, as a fleet size for the Nation to meet all of the requirements

I wanted to ask, to follow up on Senator Shaheen's question on sequestration, and particularly wanted to ask about the concept of a hollow force.

This has always been one of the things I truly enjoy about the Senate Armed Services Committee--the strong bipartisan support and work that we do together.

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

It is our moral duty to protect the civil rights of our men and women in uniform and their families.

I cannot even imagine what sometimes our men and women in uniform go through in trying to exercise their right to vote.