Jimmy Panetta actually said...

"As COVID-19, as we saw throughout the pandemic, it was necessary and it was critical to have that capacity that public servants provided to our Nation."

"I do believe that the work of this commission and the passage of this--the legislation that we are talking about is more important now more than ever."

"In passing the commission's recommendations, I think Congress would advance America's core principles of service, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility."

"we would be essentially fully reliant on the sea-based leg of the triad."