02/10/2015
https://www.congress.gov...
"Sequestration will significantly degrade the National Guard's ability to maintain a truly operational force."
"If the continuing resolution and sequestration persist, the Army as it exists today will not recover."
"Secretary Carter, more than most people, you understand the necessity to maintain the safety, security, and reliability of our nuclear weapons and to modernize the nuclear weapons complex."
"The Army's ability to support the NMS will be greatly hindered if we reduce force structure at a faster pace than currently planned."