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Forbes, Wittman, Rigell: 'Sequester impact on military a disgrace'

By Reps. Randy Forbes, Rob Wittman, and Scott Rigell <a href="http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-nws-oped-congressmen-0922-20130921,0,2135044.story">The Daily Press</a> If you were told that your son or daughter was going to fly on an airplane that had only 70 percent of its required maintenance, or whose pilot had trained for less hours than optimally required to maintain proficiency, would you allow him or her to get on the plane? Of course not. Yet thanks to sequestration, the U.S. military is facing a situation where our sons and daughters are being asked to do more with less training, less maintenance, and less modern platforms. Today, the military is experiencing the greatest readiness crisis since the Vietnam War. Should the president and Congress fail to find a solution to our nation's budget woes, readiness will likely degrade even further. Forced to find immediate savings, the services have curtailed training and deferred maintenance in ways that threaten to damage our national security for decades. Sequestration's roughly $500 billion in defense cuts over the next decade have come on top of the administration's already substantial reductions to national defense spending. Accordingly, the services have chosen to absorb the majority of these cuts by reducing their near-term readiness, which generally means less training for the men and women wearing our nation's uniform. For Army and Marine units, other than those scheduled for deployment to Afghanistan, this means substantially less time firing live ammunition and fewer opportunities to train with the vehicles they may eventually take into combat. Read the rest of this article <a href="http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-nws-oped-congressmen-0922-20130921,0,2135044.story">here</a>.

By Reps. Randy Forbes, Rob Wittman, and Scott RigellThe Daily PressIf you were told that your son or daughter was going to fly on an airplane that had only 70 percent of its required maintenance, or whose pilot had trained for less hours than optimal…

U.S. House schedule for Monday, June 3, 2013

<a href="http://majorityleader.gov/">From Majority Leader Eric Cantor....</a> <div style="text-align: center;">MONDAY, JUNE 3RD On Monday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>One Minute Speeches Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: <blockquote>1) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335927-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 1919 </a>- Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Bob Latta / Energy and Commerce Committee) 2) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335928-6846703" target="_blank">S. 622</a> - Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin / Energy and Commerce Committee) 3) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335929-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 126</a> - Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act (Sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones / Natural Resources Committee) 4) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335930-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 1206</a>- Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (Sponsored by Rep. Rob Wittman / Natural Resources Committee) 5) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335931-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 885</a> - San Antonio Missions National Historic Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013 (Sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Doggett / Natural Resources Committee)</blockquote>Special Order Speeches <div style="text-align: center;">COMMITTEE ACTIVITY OF THE DAY</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Rules Committee meeting on “<a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335932-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 & H.R. 2217 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014</a>” (Monday, June 3rd, at 5:00 p.m.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335933-6846703" target="_blank">Printable PDF</a>

Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act Eric Cantor Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 Rob Wittman San Antonio Missions National Historic Park U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House schedule for Monday, June 3, 2013

From Majority Leader Eric Cantor....MONDAY, JUNE 3RDOn Monday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.One Minute SpeechesLegislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:1) H.R. 1919 - S…

Forbes, Wittman, Rigell: 'Sequester impact on military a disgrace'

U.S. House schedule for Monday, June 3, 2013

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