Jackie Speier actually said...

"To protect the United States interests and to do what is best for our service men and women, we need a ship that is capable of fulfilling its intended mission."

"So if an LCS is hit by a torpedo, what is survivability, that the sailors can get overboard or that they can exit the area?"

"We are here today to examine a case study in gross mismanagement on the part of the Navy."

"I think that we are talking around some realities. The reality is the Coast Guard has figured out a way to do it appropriately."