Let me close by expressing my concern for Marine Corps readiness.
Just as a comment, Mr. Chairman, is it not true that with all this equipment coming back from Afghanistan, the load on t...
When you look at the costs of the high speed in the water issue, in retrospect, it is just nonsense.
It is nice to see you again, General.
This places the Marine Corps at serious risk in their ability to respond to near-term contingency operations.
I think it might motivate Members of Congress and the American people to understand how devastating the effects would be...
I hope that we would make the American people aware of the effects of another, I believe, $52 billion reduction in defen...
Secretary Hagel plans to announce this afternoon that DOD will furlough about 800,000 civilian employees to pay for the ...
I look forward to the testimony of the witnesses.
The current fiscal situation has caused the Department of the Navy to assume significant risk in shipbuilding programs n...
We must ensure the Marine Corps makes good use of these scarce resources.
Unfortunately, the budget request before us today falls short of that goal as it continues to finance near-term readines...
Admiral Myers, is the LCS built to military standards?
The current plan calls for the purchase of 52 LCS, which will eventually comprise one-third of the Navy's surface combat...
Secretary Stackley, how confident are you that the final cost for CVN-78 will not exceed the proposed statutory cap?
Admiral Myers, how exactly does increased forward basing of ships equate to a rationale to decrease the total size of th...
What concerns do you have that CVN-78 will be delivered by early 2016?
some of us do expect those increases to be anticipated rather than just saying we had to add on those costs.