"the need to properly resource, ready, well-equipped, and integrated Guard and Reserve components could not be more clear yet, that is why it is so disappointing that the President's budget request for..."
"I would also note that it does not help the process that the President is late by a month in submitting his budget."
"The most imminent threat to the U.S. homeland... may well be the reconstituted terrorist factions that have grown since our abandonment of Afghanistan."
"Unfortunately, we then ran into roadblocks in getting the bills brought to the Senate floor."
"It wasn't the Israelis that started this conflict."
"We cannot forget... how many adversaries we have and Iran is certainly among them."
"I have had a front row seat on how not to build a lead ship and how uncertainty can lead to years of damage to the industrial base."
"I intend to draft legislation that would require our Military Services to report to the appropriate authorities when someone--when a Service member poses a threat to him or herself, or to others, whil..."
"the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, is the gold standard, just to get that on the record"
"The proposed active duty end strength represents the smallest Active Duty Army since the start of the Volunteer Force in 1973."
"I think that is a really important point, that it is going to be more expensive, and plus, that is where the capability is."
"It is the role of Congress to ensure the American taxpayer dollars are used the most effective way possible to achieve superiority."
"There are many challenges confronting the Navy today but three are at the forefront of my mind."
"I do think we need to move faster, and we are doing that."
"Thank you very much, Chairman Tester for holding this very important hearing."
"The last time the Navy requested so few ships was more than 15 years ago."
"I want to ensure that we are taking every action necessary to try to lessen or prevent the chances of such a tragedy ever happening again."
"I can't imagine a more timely hearing than this one, given Iran's deliberate attack against the sovereign nation of Israel."
