Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter isn’t taking the prospect of sequestration lightly. Jeremy Herb reported for The Hill that in a House Armed Services Committee hearing, he told lawmakers that the upcoming $55 billion in cuts to the Pentagon’s budget would take America significantly closer to having “an unready, hollow” military, introducing “senseless chaos” to defense program management. He’s not alone. Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte have been touring swing states to warn dangers about the danger of the scheduled cuts.