06/02/2015
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"The Navy will be unable to execute all of the naval force requirements of the combatant commanders under sequestration and a year-long continuing resolution."
"I agree with Admiral Winnefeld's concerns."
"Sequestration may preclude the United States from doing this, limiting our strategic choices, and ceding initiative to potential adversaries."
"reductions of the scale that would be imposed by sequestration would have devastating effects on the ability of the U.S. Armed Forces to accomplish their missions."