"I just want to close by thanking all of our witnesses today. Thank you so much."
"increased money delivers increased capability and provides better training, readiness, and modernization."
"we have to create some long-term certainty here."
"We all know the devastating effects of sequestration."
"What can we do to fix and reform the acquisition and procurement process?"
"We will call to order the Subcommittee on Readiness for the House Armed Services Committee."
"The difference between requirements and resources equals risk."
"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."
"Today we find ourselves in a threat scenario that is probably more complex than it has been at any time in our history."
"We are also facing budgeting issues through sequester."
"I think that is part of the discussion that has to take place."