Ray Mabus: “It is important because it makes us better warfighters. It is important because it takes fuel away as a weapon to be…”

I will protect shipbuilding until the last dog dies.

I want to thank this committee for all that you have done to ensure that the Navy and Marine Corps remain the preeminent fighting force in the world.

The architects of our Constitution recognized the inherent value of the United States Navy and Marine Corps.

the President said repeatedly that he would veto a budget that locked in sequestration level funding.