John McCain actually said...

Unfortunately, the budget request before us today falls short of that goal as it continues to finance near-term readiness at the expense of ...

Just as a comment, Mr. Chairman, is it not true that with all this equipment coming back from Afghanistan, the load on these depots is drama...

We must ensure the Marine Corps makes good use of these scarce resources.

The current fiscal situation has caused the Department of the Navy to assume significant risk in shipbuilding programs needed by the Marine ...