04/21/2013
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"I think it is very important before we make a decision how to get to $87 billion, that the civilian workforce, if it is going to be reduced just a fraction of the Active-Duty Forces and Reserve folks ..."
"Sequestration--I hope in a bipartisan fashion--we can stop that. That would be devastating according to Secretary Panetta to do $600 billion on top of the $400-plus billion."
"Secretary Hale and Dr. Woodson, how does this administration's proposal for fee increases compare with the proposal put forward in 2006, which we all felt was too much, too fast?"
"What initiatives are underway, other than adjustments to cost sharing, to reduce the costs of the TRICARE pharmacy program?"