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Have been with an average age of 25th. Averages average. That means quite a few of the fleet are substantially older. The shocking statistic, more than half of our our forces are not sufficiently ready today for our highend play. Interfere with you. You did your defenses and the like. More than half of our forces are not sufficiently. I think we also realize that demand we do that and alltime high all around the certainly its dangerous complex and constantly changing the that i can ever remember...

And signer and nuclear and signs and technology and readiness and people. In other words, i think everything is threatened mr. Chairman, under sequestration. And most of all i fear that american lives would be at risk. So i ask you again, please continue your leadership to get sequestration lifted permanently. Please keep on pushing. Thank you very much, and we all look forward to your questions. Thank you. Im going to ask the staff to put me on the clock because i have really one question direc...

Privilege of operating. Admiral greenert cannot be here due to a death in his family but im joined by the very able vice chief, admiral michelle howard. Uniquely, the navy and marine corps provide presence around the globe around the clock. The nations first line of defense. Presence means we respond faster. We remain on station longer. We carry everything we need with us. And we do whatever missions are assigned by our nations leaders without needing anyone elses permission. We have always know...

The state of colorado and the workforce men and women of for your presence there. And i thank you for that. On the Virginia Class Program along with the virginia payload module and the ohio replacement, as we faced significant budget challenges, secretary, can you tell us how is your ability to keep those programs on track at the president s budget level or if we have to drop back to bca levels or even worse, how is it impacted if sequestration goes into effect to keep those programs on track . ...

Employees. We have a body of law and several years at least of experience. But title 7 has been worked out perfectly but its very controversial. One of the things that developed quite late sometimes 50 years after it passes. For example, right here, weve been told that title 7 can be used in terms of Sexual Orientation and gender identity. Nobody would have thought that in 1964. And maybe thats the right way to interpret it, or maybe its the wrong way. But its wrong to suggest that the language ...

Expolice its jurisdiction over the con explicit jurisdiction over the countrys seat of government. The extent to which congress should oversee or intervene in the governance of the district is a debate for another day, but its clearly our responsibility. Current law compels congressional oversight and we must exercise responsibly that jurisdiction. That includes acting to stop legislation that clearly violates the constitutional freedoms of the citizens of the district. Mr. Speaker, its importan...

They dont need any fuel for because they get from russia. Even if you wanted to make an argument that they need to have a domestic supply, they dont need of bombs worth of material for that. So i think that would be another component. I think there needs to be some limitations on the number of centrifuges. David albright on nonproliferation expert incentives among the more, most careful observers of the Iranian Program has suggested an upper limit of 10,001st generation iranian centrifuges. If t...

Talk to them. G to that is of the way it should be. There is a link between the nsa program and others. There are government surveillance issues that have come up. Let me ask. The post had an exceptional story a few weeks ago about the effect of these leak investigations on the whistleblowers. It catalogued how, going up against the mechanisms of the United States government has one person, can destroy lives, even for those for whom the prosecution fell apart. Do you think these early prosecutio...

The bible teaches us behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethrens to well together in unity because the house divided will not stand. May your servants in this body not look to parties, personalities, preference or press, but may they focus on principles and people. Let no personal ambition blind them to their responsibilities and accountability. God, we call our representatives politicians, but you call them ministers. May all the members of this body make full proof of their ministry. ...

The Affordable Care act. The chances of a peaceful outcome on all these fronts appears weak or remotely foreseeable. But to the election of their own districts. A Strong Majority of those districts voted against barack obama in november. Even as the overall population voted for him. And this, i believe, is the cruel arithmetic that drives the divide in todays american politics. While the big city has given the president the majority and mandate, the district by district vote in rural areas has g...