But this notion that somehow torturing the discretionary budget and torturing the defense budget in particular to force us to get a budget deal is ridiculous.

Transparency doesn't, you know, buy us necessarily a pain free experience, but I think it makes it work better.

I hope that your testimony today will highlight areas of greatest risk and help this committee and others in Congress make the right choices.

Everyone here, I am sure, hopes that a budget deal can be reached, eliminating the damaging effects of sequestration on critical national interests.

I want to echo the chairman's comments and thanks to both Secretary McHugh and General Odierno for their outstanding leadership of the Army.

the best thing Congress could do right now is one way or the other turn off sequestration.

There is going to be increasing pressure to separate that legal process from the command if there is not visible progress made on protecting our men and women from sexual assault and sexual harassment.

No matter how these decisions come out, it is going to be hell.

The President's budget proposal represents a responsible attempt to forge a grand bargain on the budget.

I think it is a realistic look at the next 5--sorry--at fiscal year 2014, and then planning beyond.

The simple justice that comes from that principled position cannot be overstated.