01/30/2013
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"If we go back in sequestration next year, if there is not some relief from sequestration, how much damage will that do to our ability to deal with the threats we just discussed?"
"I want this committee to know if there is a bad situation next year, that the marines cannot get there, that because of budget problems, we're having to take aircraft out of the fight, redeploy them b..."
"Since 2011, when sequestration first went into effect, we've had the Syrian civil war, the collapse of Libya, the rise of ISIL, holding territory the size of Indiana, Russia's invasion of the Ukraine,..."
"The last time we looked at a strategy-driven budget, not across the board hitting an artificial number, was 2012."