"Forty-nine percent of women veterans are seeking care outside of VA."
"In many respects, the military personnel systems today reflect a degree of success that would have been questionable three to five years ago."
"I have three areas of concern."
"The first is the $800 million reduction in the services' recruiting and retention budgets."
"My second concern focuses on the number of nondeployable personnel in the Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve."
"The third area of concern relates to the recent testimony by the service chiefs, particularly those of the Marine Corps and Army, that dwell time will not significantly increase in the foreseeable fut..."
"I am interested in hearing your assessment, all of you, as to where the risk may exist in the proposed cuts in recruiting and retention."
"I appreciate Chairwoman Davis visited with me at Fort Jackson, the recruiting and retention school, last year."
"Well, it is really, again, inspiring to me to know the talented people serving in the Navy who have volunteered to serve around the world as sand sailors, many of them trained at Fort Jackson, South C..."
"You propose to stop new FFEL loan originations as of July 1, 2010. How many schools will need to transition from FFEL to Direct Loans between today and July 1st?"
"Will the administration provide direct financial assistance to schools to support their transition into the Direct Loan program?"
"Has the Department produced an estimate of the costs of transitioning to the Direct Loan program for a small to medium size independent college?"