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“the Senator from Arizona is correct. I have heard from every single branch of our military services that the impact in 2014, a few weeks from now, would be devastating if the current sequester continues to take place. I would add to the Senator from Arizona, coming from a State where we have a number of military bases, I have heard from the families of those soldiers and airmen and sailors that they are deeply worried about their loved ones and their lives if we do not replace the sequester. I want to personally thank the Senator for his hard work and his support behind the scenes to help us get to where we are today, because without the Senator's voice in this, it would have been extremely difficult. I carry his voice and many voices into that conference room to take some very tough choices forward so those families, all the way up to those top generals, do not have to enact the further cuts of sequestration. Mr. McCAIN. If I may ask the chairperson, in summary: One, there is no legislative proposal between now and January 15 that anyone sees that could pass both Houses of Congress and be signed by the President of the United States that would prevent another government shutdown on January 15. I would ask the chairman if that is true. Second, is it not true that if we go through the sequestration again, particularly because of the nature of the sequester legislation, that there is a sharp drop in 2014, and then a sort of a restoration in following years?…”