We face it. We confront it.

We just need the increased transfer and reprogramming authorities.

Although I understand the fiscal realities, as I have made clear in the past, I have serious reservations about the end strength and force structure reduction plans for our military.

I am just very concerned for our country.

Thank you very much. And in consultation with the ranking member, we will proceed with another round of anyone who would like to ask further questions, because this is so important for the security of our country.

In four short days, thousands of jobs will fall victim to the President's sequester. It is no secret that the very proposal for sequestration originated in the White House. And what has the President done to help Congress solve the mess he…

Where is the consistency in our standards as far as human rights are concerned?

My concern here is that we are looking at such a small, little sequence that was 2 or 3 months that now we are questioning and the reason why we have this resolution before the United Nations Human Rights Council but forgetting the fact…

I do want to say to Secretary Blake that this is not in any way a personal attack on you, but I do want to follow up on the chairman's question and concerns about the situation in Sri Lanka.

We talk about 41 million people living there.

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Again, I would like to thank each of you for your service and it really is a success story that--I had the opportunity to also visit with the Armed Forces in Ghana, and we have had nearly a 50-year relationship that--it really would be…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank Congresswoman Sanchez for raising the point about Plan Colombia.

As a former National Guardsman myself, I know that the Guard members truly--and I--we have the A.G. [Adjutant General] up front and former reservists here, too, but good people--we have had the privilege of working with our partners and it…

And as a former National Guardsman myself, I know that the Guard members truly--and I--we have the A.G. [Adjutant General] up front and former reservists here, too, but good people--we have had the privilege of working with our partners…

And I want to thank Congresswoman Sanchez for raising the point about Plan Colombia.

I wish the American people knew what a success that is--and Secretary Sheehan that you were there, that is great.

I appreciate very much that Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo of Guam and myself have introduced legislation that I hope would be of assistance.

I truly hope the White House that originated this issue...needs to come and meet with our chairman.

There shouldn't be finger-pointing. It needs to be addressed.

The Marine Corps is to be reduced by 20,000 marines to 182,000.

I am tired of our President being a little bit AWOL on this subject.

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It is my view that you indeed are providing testimony from the heart.