Richard Shelby actually said...

"Do you believe that a lot of the great power competition that is China and perhaps Russia is occurring or will occur in the Pacific?"

"You concluded that you need 355 ships. Can you explain how this budget request supports the Navy's requirement to get to that goal?"

"We all hope that there are going to be some diplomatic breakthroughs dealing with Korea, North Korea, and so forth, but if there's not, does the Navy and the Marines stand in readiness to do whatever ..."

"We can play a significant role here through your leadership and trying to get away from the CR nonsense and getting back to regular work."