Tim Kaine actually said...

There is no way we can do what we want if we accept the full sequester. Period, full stop.

I feel kind of isolated out on a wing. I hope I get out of the penalty box sometime.

It is also a statutory requirement, 10 U.S.C. 5062(b). It is a congressional statutory policy as well.

I think the U.S. energy position gives us a significant national security opportunity.