04/08/2014
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"The fiscal year 2022 budget request fully funds all aspects of the Department's planned nuclear recapitalization efforts."
"It is increasingly clear that we will need to rely exclusively on our over-the-horizon intelligence assets, like the MQ-9 Reaper."
"This assessment was deeply concerning to me and other members, and I believe better reflects the reality on the ground as we complete our withdraw."
"The risk assumptions surrounding MQ-9 procurement made by the Air Force when developing their budget request were based on a starkly different reality in Afghanistan."