I am concerned that the Army is standing up a four-star organization with up to three lieutenant generals as deputies without a clearly defi...
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I hope you don't extract this from my 5 minutes, but there is a native of Guam in the audience today,...
I look forward to hearing how you believe it will be different this time.
I think it is fair to ask if the Army is, in fact, just creating more overhead that will further slow an already cumbersome process.
The system needs, as you said, overhauling. There is no question about it, whether you go to privatization, or whatever. And it should not b...
The cost of electricity for Puerto Rico residents is nearly twice the national average, while at the same time their GDP per capita and medi...
I am confident that there is bipartisan support among the Committee for offshore wind, which would improve self-reliance and lower electrici...
I am concerned that in a year where readiness has been cited as the Department's top priority, the Department's budget request falls well sh...
If we are going to rebuild readiness, we need to ensure that the depot maintenance accounts are fully funded to meet the requirement.
I think that we all agree that when the American public thinks of the terms 'national defense,' they envision our proud service members stat...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You always make my day.
Without properly maintained ships, vehicles, aircraft, and weapon systems, our forces cannot perform necessary training required to build re...
I have long stated that just as important as it is to provide our service members with new, modernized equipment, we must fully maintain the...
I understand that 1-day safety standdowns were ordered after the recent mishaps so that the service could review its safety measures and cur...
There is no room in our current aviation readiness status to suffer personnel or material losses that should be avoidable.
Thank you very much. And, Mr. Chairman, I want to say thank you. This has been a very informative hearing.
I strongly support Ranking Member Adam Smith's proposal for an independent national commission on military aviation safety.
Thank you very much.
