Rob Wittman actually said...

"Over the past 12 years, the Army--Active, Guard, and Reserve--has deployed more than 1.1 million soldiers to combat."

"Secretary Mabus, what are the operational impacts of civilian furloughs on fleet maintenance activities particularly in light of civilian hiring freezes and reduction to overtime work?"

"Any degradation to operational readiness will be taken in non-deployed forces to the maximum extent possible."

"In light of the fact that the Navy has spent the last six years operating a significant part of the force above a long-term sustainable tempo level, will the Navy be able to sustain its operations and..."