Political Quotes

“let me explain why I think this amendment is not appropriate, it is not a good idea. The distinguished Senator from Georgia has already pointed out that an amendment like this, by delaying the production of the aircraft, would inevitably do little more than add cost to the total program and to the total buy. There are ongoing studies. The Navy and the Defense Department have been conducting these studies. They have reviews ongoing, and we will have access to not only their comments on the GAO report but their reviews. Let me say in summary, the GAO is not flying the airplane. The GAO people are not the ones landing fully-weapons-loaded airplanes on pitching aircraft carriers in the ocean. The Navy people are. They are the ones who made a compelling case for this airplane and the need for it. I should point out the F/A-18E/F exceeds the interdiction mission of the current C/D models in range by some 40 to 50 percent, regardless of the mission profile.”