Mike Turner actually said...

"this future budget planning is like painting a color-by-numbers picture while blindfolded in the back of a C-130 [Hercules tactical airlifter], flying through a thunderstorm."

"We built a strategy last year that we said we can execute and absorb $487 billion. I can't sit here today and guarantee you that if you take another $175 [billion] that that strategy remains solvent."

"How will you make cuts to major defense acquisition programs without forcing them into a Nunn-McCurdy breach?"

"What measures will you take to mitigate the impact of sequestration on counter-IED efforts that could potentially diminish the Department's flexibility and increase risks to rapidly respond to unantic..."