Rob Wittman actually said...

"As we look at this in context, obviously we are coming out of conflicts, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom; coming into a realm of a more dangerous world; coming into a time of reset..."

"We are also facing budgeting issues through sequester."

"But asserting, like Ms. Hammack did, that somehow that tomorrow our men and women in uniform are going to get that training because we are going to start to close bases I think is a bridge too far."

"Any time that you are looking at the idea of installation capacity you want to make sure that as you are looking at that, alignment takes a front stage."