You said companies that are not technically capable. One of the concerns is that technically acceptable is so borderline that the mistake then degrades to, as you just said, not technically capable.

I want to thank the chairman for his diligence on a provision of this bill that would protect the custody rights of our servicemembers. I also want to thank the ranking member and the staff of the VA Committee for also being so diligent as…

Eva Slusher famously said that, under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, she is required to get her job back when she returns. She believes that, under that act, she should also be able to get her child back.

If I could for just a moment, and I think you have been, in your comments, you have been indicating you have not had an opportunity to fully review the report and digest or even some of you have not even seen it, correct?

I always hate it when people make an issue partisan. Because nothing is describable or resolvable in its real effects on a partisan basis.

Mr. Cooper made the statement that the Republicans, there are Republicans who want sequestration to continue in effect.

Will the potential effects of sequestration differ for major defense acquisition programs using different contract types and acquisition strategies?

If sequestration remains in FY14 and FY15, what impact will this have on the execution of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program?

I would hate to see us bottom out on the cost to operate those aircraft.

the House has passed both the National Defense Authorization Act and defense appropriations, which are sitting in the Senate.

I voted against sequestration because I believed that it would happen and its effects might be devastating.

Will the potential effects of sequestration--which could include longer development phases and lower production rates--be significant enough to cause some major defense acquisition programs to experience significant unit cost increases…

How will you make cuts to major defense acquisition programs without forcing them into a Nunn-McCurdy breach? Should Congress modify the requirements that currently apply when a Nunn-McCurdy breach occurs?

How would sequestration and a CR scenario impact the procurement of F-35Cs and F-35Bs? Would lower procurement numbers affect the strike fighter shortfall?

DOD took 30 percent of sequestered funding from RDT&E and procurement accounts from prior year unobligated balances instead of from FY13 funds.

I hate it when people make issues partisan that are not partisan because it impedes our ability to get things done.

Would sequestration and a CR affect life extension programs for F-15s, F-16s, and A-10s resulting in a higher fighter shortfall this year or in the years ahead?

How would sequestration and a year-long CR scenario impact your ability to fund weight reduction initiatives for personnel protection equipment?

Let's provide you the report and leave this record open for you to give an opportunity in writing to answer what the statements are in the report.

A number of programs reported delaying aspects of development and deferring or reducing testing in response to the FY13 sequestration?

Does the Department have an estimate of the added costs, if any, associated with delayed development activities and procurement associated with the FY13 sequestration?

Not one Democrat, not one Republican... has said that sequestration for the Department of Defense should remain intact.

Would large numbers of fixed price or multiyear procurement contracts need to be renegotiated due to sequestration?

Please describe how the effects of sequestration differ for major defense acquisition programs in different stages of development and fielding?

What effects could sequestration and a CR have on the military aviation industrial base?