07/20/2009
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"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."
"Our sailors, civilians, and their families are experiencing increased anxiety as a result of this fiscal uncertainty."