"The Navy budget calls for a decrease in the number of deployable battle forces to 284 ships in fiscal year 2013."
"My State is a leader in the processing and availability of construction materials, which are recognized by several green building rating standards."
"The Navy now requires 330 million gallons per year of alternative fuels to meet the Secretary's stated goal of having 50 percent of the Navy's energy needs supplied from alternative sources by 2020."
"Admiral Greenert, what is the time table for Block IV solicitations for bow domes?"
"I want you to clarify something you said, because I think you said that if there are cost overruns the overruns would be borne mostly by the manufacturer."
"Admiral Greenert, will there be a competitive solicitation for Block IV and beyond for Virginia-class bow domes?"
"Well, if implemented this move would leave Keesler without a flying mission, and the taxpayers have expended considerable dollars for the C-130Js, and I'm very concerned about this proposal."
"As we draw down forces in some areas of the world and focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this will be a linchpin in the American force."
"Secretary McHugh, will you prioritize the AAS evaluation and provide the oversight required to make an acquisition decision for AAS that is incorporated in the fiscal year 2014 budget plan?"
"General Odierno, the Army states that the Kiowa Warrior SLEP is the basis for comparison."
"Secretary McHugh, how will the results of the VFD be captured and normalized so that all entrants are measured by the same rules?"
"I hope it can be avoided. I desperately hope it can be avoided and believe we should have made the tough decisions with regard to the explosion of entitlement spending."
"Secretary McHugh, how will the information derived from the RFI and VFD be used to make an acquisition decision?"
"It just seems to me the C-27 is equipped to help us, and it makes no sense to me that we have this new aircraft and we're going to get rid of a brand-new aircraft that provides the capability."
"So it could be as early as October or November of this year."
"Iran has threatened to shut the Strait of Hormuz, a transit point for a fifth of oil traded worldwide, if sanctions are imposed on its crude exports."
"Would an expedited withdrawal from Afghanistan that is not conditions-based be irresponsible, given our expenditure of American blood and taxpayers' dollars?"
"Do you believe American action in Libya had an impact on America's image in Afghanistan?"
