Good morning.
This has been a very important hearing not only for this committee but also for the Members of Congress and the American people.
The worldwide threats confronting our Nation's--Nation now and in the future have never been more complex, uncertain, and daunting.
I believe that this hearing must set the predicate for a number of future hearings.
In the defense bill, we do require studies on other platforms.
We ought to think long and hard about the long-term missions of aircraft carriers.
America will not succeed in the 21st century with anything less than the most innovative, agile, and efficient and effective defense organiz...
I'm sorry to say that members of this committee will be voting to sustain a presidential veto on an issue that we have nothing that we can c...
The rhetoric has been very interesting.
We're trying to, in this legislation, give some more authority and responsibility to the service chiefs.
I will quote them quite often and quite liberally.