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I do want to put a statement in the record, with your permission, talking about language that we put into the omnibus regarding the remaining funding for procurement of a third DDG-51 for a 'swap ship,' as it is called.

The budget appears to continue President Obama's 30-year shipbuilding plan and does not seem to reflect the latest assessment by the Navy.

The Navy must get to work now to build more ships.

If you read the Navy study, there is a sense of urgency. It says we need a more powerful fleet in the 2020's, not the 2040's.

You mentioned you are concerned about the readiness of the fleet, a concern that I share.

It has been called the gold standard of public shipyards because of its efficient, high quality work.

The cost would be of shoehorning a modern combat system into an old hull.

By the way, I discovered firsthand a defect in the design of the George Washington-class aircraft carrier.

I just hope that we can discuss the Clean Power Plan again because that was about stationary clean air.

I certainly disagree with the Administration's stand on the Paris Accord.

I hope we can coerce you into making some changes in this budget as we move along.

Our residents are worried about inability to get insurance and mortgages on sea level rising, ocean acidification which hurts our shellfish industry.

I want to echo the concerns many of my colleagues have already raised about both the changes to the climate accord, the Paris Accord, and also just the cuts at the Department.

I hope that you will take that into consideration in your conversation with him.

There have been 5 years of this public dialogue and discussion.

Now we are in this, and we want to take advantage of the economic opportunity.

I am thrilled that you are going to be there because I think you will have an opportunity to see what a wonderful area it is.

There was a lot of public process.