An unrelenting operational tempo has damaged readiness and undermined critical modernization efforts to replace aging equipment.

I am probably at first blush going to be a little disappointed when I see this shipbuilding plan, but it is not because the leadership of the Navy represented at this table and on up, to include the top leadership of DOD, does not believe…

We must build more ships at the same time.

We want to be teammates in this regard. Tell us what you need with regard to authority.

We really do need to join hands and address this once and for all.

I have been an advocate, gentlemen, of giving the Ukrainian military the weapons they need to get the job done.

The complementary nature of both of these aircraft into the future for our aircraft carrier Navy is very exciting.

I also said in my opening statement--on short-range defense systems and long-range precision fires, can you give us anything on the Navy and the Marine Corps leveraging each other's capabilities?

The Nation must commit to building a bigger Navy now.

As chairman of this subcommittee, I can tell you that I want to help you proceed with that sense of urgency on a number of these issues, including accelerating the 355-ship buildup.

I think promoting women in STEM careers and fields and education is a sound Federal investment.

We want to know what the priorities are for funding.

I have long been a supporter of STEM programs, especially those geared towards women.

I rise, as we enter this Memorial Day weekend, to recognize all of those great Americans who have given their lives for the freedoms that we enjoy. This Nation can never forget those who preserved our Nation and died way too soon. God…

I am humbled to rise today in the memory of United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Mark Lucas Tucker, who was killed on June 8, 2005, in a nonhostile vehicle accident on Alternate Supply Route Uranium in Iraq. Lance Corporal Tucker, a…

we appreciate very much your leadership in the research effort and we commend you and those who work with you for helping make sure we have what we need in order to make our nation safe and secure.

I think my Gulf Coast colleagues and I have outlined those issues fairly extensively at this point in the several letters that we have sent you and your department in 2017.

I think our resources are better spent, you know, exploring the deep space and not focused on what other agencies are already doing.