On the recordApril 9, 2014
The threat of sequestration is not over. If sequestration persists, if we continue to hack away indiscriminately at our DOD budget, our readiness will erode to levels that will take decades to fix.
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Wittman warns about the dangers of continued sequestration on military readiness.
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