02/14/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"this inconsistency sends mixed messages to our allies, limits our strategic options both now and in the future."
"Because of sequestration as well as a lack of budget discipline, the Navy is having to resort to a gimmick under which it is laying up ships in a 'reduced operating status' for up to 10 years."
"The cost of the Gerald R. Ford was $12 billion, is that correct?"
"How can our allies and our adversaries take the so-called pivot to the Pacific seriously, when we aren't even adequately resourcing the requirements of our combatant commanders?"