the refugees who are resettled to the U.S. are by far and away the most vetted of any population, period.

I just do not understand anyone who says that refugees do not contribute to the United States.

One of the things that comes to mind is just how delicate these ecosystems are, and when you imbalance them, you have all these cascading of events that occur that you described: invasive species moving in, forests lost.

I definitely think that they would have much to say in response, to you.

We are not the leader in resettlement anymore, period.

And if I may, briefly, just on UNRWA, I will say that when I was in Jordan and Lebanon, we also went to Palestinian refugee camps, it was one of the first places we went.

First of all, when the U.S. leads, others follow.

We cannot let that be a new normal now and in future administrations as well.

I think anyone can say the U.S. can do better.

we ought to give you all the equipment, ships, and personnel necessary to accomplish that mission with the least amount of lives lost and put at risk as possible.

I want to thank you for every effort to avoid such an accident ever to occur again.

I am concerned right now in that region with the firepower ratios that we have with China.

The strategic location is absolutely incredible. Three hours to everywhere, and the patriotic people of Guam are just--should be so treasured.

my understanding of what Congress' role should be in regards to oversight really lies in the world of dictating to the Navy who it is that we fight or compete with and why.

we are asking you just to hit the accelerator button, and so, with that I think comes a great responsibility to talk about how we are going to free up additional resources.

What are the Navy's plans to implement the National Defense Authorization Act requirement that ships return to the U.S. after 10 years overseas?

America is the greatest power in the world like many powers before us, and being an Army guy, it is hard for me to admit this, but America is a great power because of the seapower.

Thank you, Chairman John Garamendi, and Admirals, thank you very much for your service and for your Navy families.