The President's budget makes the necessary budget adjustments to avoid devastating DOD through sequestration.

I am concerned about the need for advance planning to implement cuts like these.

I think certainly we need to do north of $400 billion, but when it comes to the Air Force, the Reserve component got hit pretty hard.

Secretary of Defense Panetta has said that this would have a catastrophic impact on our military and its ability to protect this country.

If we are going to do that, then we better make sure they are trained and ready to go.

I've said that I support health care reform in DOD. Do you agree with me that if we don't control the growth in health care costs, we will pay for it through decreased personnel and readiness?

What are the costs associated with the administration of the new benefit structure in fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2017?

Dr. Woodson, how much does DOD spend in pharmacy costs every year and where do you see that cost going in the future?

How realistic are your health care savings targets for fiscal year 2013 in light of the timetable for completion of legislation for fiscal year 2013?

I am concerned about the current cuts in the Reserve and National Guard. What greater catastrophe looms in the event of sequestration for the Reserve component?

If our Active Duty component is going to be reduced to the point... where the next major engagement will be one out of two people will be a Guard member or a reservist for a very long period of time, we will have to come to grips with that…

The BCA is going to require some $400-plus billion in defense spending reductions over the next decade.

the BCA requires DOD to reduce all major accounts by a total of $492 billion over 10 years.

If we don't get this right soon on the east coast, ports are going to pop up along the Caribbean, Cuba, and other places.

We need to keep what we have in working order, but we also need to have the best in the world.

I would argue that the best way for us to have a vision is to look at these trust funds anew.

the TRICARE Prime benefit is supposed to be cost neutral--that is, the government costs for Prime should not exceed the government costs for Standard.

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?

Military family and veterans groups have urged that you exhaust internal efficiencies in health care before increasing fees.

In a down-sized world, you have to have the right mix of Active Duty, Air Reserve, and Air Guard personnel.

Everything has to be on the table.

Secretary Hale and Dr. Woodson, from what I have heard, one of the most controversial elements of the reforms that you are seeking in health care is a three-tiered system that links the amount of the fee a retiree pays to his or her…

If sequestration becomes an inevitability, DOD will evaluate all options available to comply with the law.

I would just like to be on the record saying I would like to work with the administration to find some way to change this dynamic because the BCA requires $87 billion.