07/26/2023
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"Even if you allow for flexibility, it would seem that readiness is always going to be somewhat at risk in a capped environment."
"In the event sequestration could be avoided--could each of you please describe in specifics how you plan to restore full-spectrum readiness and what the end-state looks like?"
"In multiple hearings we have heard testimony from the Service Chiefs on some of the negative effects of sequestration-level budget caps."
"The notion of a country that's gone from a 44-year-old life expectancy to a 61- or 62-year-old life expectancy in 15 years, I mean, it--there's just no precedent in human history for that."