May 7, 2013
Secretary Hagel plans to announce this afternoon that DOD will furlough about 800,000 civilian employees to pay for the budget cuts under sequestration for 11 days.
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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.
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May 7, 2013
The current fiscal situation has caused the Department of the Navy to assume significant risk in shipbuilding programs needed by the Marine Corps to accomplish their missions.
May 7, 2013
Unfortunately, the budget request before us today falls short of that goal as it continues to finance near-term readiness at the expense of modernization and infrastructure.
May 7, 2013
Admiral Myers, how exactly does increased forward basing of ships equate to a rationale to decrease the total size of the fleet?
May 7, 2013
The current plan calls for the purchase of 52 LCS, which will eventually comprise one-third of the Navy's surface combatant fleet.
May 7, 2013
Secretary Stackley, how confident are you that the final cost for CVN-78 will not exceed the proposed statutory cap?
May 7, 2013
The Amphibious Force Structure stands at 30 amphibious ships, which includes 9 LHD/LHAs, 9 LPDs, and 12 LSDs.
May 7, 2013
Admiral Myers, did this delay in any way infuse additional risk in our national ability to meet our current strategic requirements in the future?
May 7, 2013
With additional payload capacity, will the future fleet be able to satisfy combatant command demand or will you still have a shortfall in overall the overall submarine fleet size?
May 7, 2013
I understand all of that. What are we going to do to Newport News to ensure they get a ship built according to the cost since there is no competition?
May 7, 2013
What can we do to prevent this kind of cost overrun, which I can tell you in my constituents' minds is unacceptable when we have a terribly damaged economy in my home State of Arizona.
May 7, 2013
How do I explain to my constituents in Arizona that we have a $2.5 billion cost overrun on an aircraft carrier?
May 7, 2013
The numbers I have show that we should be about $16.8 billion each year for the next 10 years to meet your shipbuilding goals.
May 7, 2013
Senator McCain pointed out, I think, very appropriately that we have many challenges.
May 7, 2013
The Navy reported an estimated $4.8 billion in savings associated with early retirement of the seven CGs and two LSDs.
May 7, 2013
Based on the current performance of the ship and modules, are you comfortable with the LCS comprising one-third of the Navy's surface combatant fleet by 2027?
May 7, 2013
Admiral Myers, how is the Navy addressing concerns with the LCS's survivability?
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