Jack Reed actually said...

"In the extreme, the United States could find itself in a position where it must either abandon an important national interest or enter a conflict for which it is not fully prepared."

"Sequester is purely the fallout of political gridlock."

"I need your help with these reforms, which have been frustrated at the same time sequester looms."

"Are they aware of the impending sort of budgetary train wreck in the United States?"