Leadership and the command master sargeants of the various units that are based at fort campbell, kentucky. We found that already the ability to train, the ability to retain, the ability to act with the kind of proficiency which is necessary in todays world is already being seriously degraded. So i ask my colleagues in working with senator sessions and this will be a sessions amendment to consider at least this amendment to the National Defense authorization act so that we can at least soften the blow to some degree of sequestration. Senator Lamar Alexander and i were taken by the patriotism and the hard work and the quality of the men and women who are serving our nation in the United States army at fort campbell, kentucky. Senator alexander and i were both deeply alarmed at the fact that these people are literally having to budget and operate on a monthtomonth basis. They are not able to sustain the level of readiness and capability this nation needs at this period of time so i urge