"If we don't have that time, you are still going to expect us to deploy these soldiers and they are going to go at more risk."
"But if sequestration comes, that drops back off, and then we will only be able to focus on a smaller number."
"As you know, in 2013 with sequestration, because of the issues with OCO, we had to figure out how we could pay the war-fight."
"So, in the future, if we don't have OCO to reset the equipment that we need for any of these contingencies, that risk would drive up even higher."
"We either have two choices. We either say we are not going to send them, which in many instances is not a choice, or if we send them, at increased risk to them and few of them coming back from the bat..."
"At the end of the day, it is about the brave men and women that volunteer to put themselves into harm's way, and that that increased risk does mean for them potentially, if we don't get this right, hi..."
"We understand the challenges with this Nation's budget. We understand the deficit and the debt. Those things are very important, too. But we also understand our constitutional responsibility under Art..."
"What level of unit readiness does the President's Budget Request assume?"
"If funded at the budget request levels, what additional readiness shortfalls are present within the Army?"
"The Army in particular has faced cuts in force structure (depth/capacity) and deferred much needed modernization (capability)."
"Much of the $26 billion Opportunity, Growth, and Security Initiative (OGSI) Fund is aimed at mitigating short-term readiness shortfalls."
"Can you articulate the impact of cancelled training that occurred over the last two years as a result of sequestration?"