Duncan Hunter: “The point of this hearing is to get to how we get you the most stuff, with the least amount of money, on time.”

Yes, it is just short of $5 billion a year.

What do you think about having to notify the spouse if a servicemember opts out of their life insurance?

I would hope there is crossover. All the lessons learned and the billions of dollars spent in Afghanistan over the last decade, the people that have been doing that there transferring their knowledge and capability to you.

I first want to thank Chairman Shuster for giving me the opportunity to serve for nearly 6 years as the chairman of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, and I would like to thank him for yielding me time. {time} 1830…