I want to see what it is you are going to accomplish with regard to ALIS-ODIN in the next 365 days.
John Garamendi
The Public Record
John Raymond Garamendi is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 8th congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and environmental protection during his tenure in Congress. Garamendi has also been an advocate for veterans and military families, reflecting California's significant military presence.
It has not been solved. It has not been--the attention necessary to sustain this $1.7 trillion platform has not occurred, plain and simple.
They're going to have to go--maybe the engine is not working, which is a Pratt & Whitney problem.
The problem of the F-35 is a shared problem. It's a problem of the contractor, Lockheed Martin, and others.
I will not tolerate any longer what has been--we're going to get on with it. We're going to do it.
I'm coming at you in a very angry mood. You gave us an engine, and it doesn't work.
We can build more and more ships, but if we cannot keep them at sea because they cannot be maintained in an orderly and quick way, it doesn't do much for us.
Well, we will be working on that, a National Maritime Security Program, in the coming months ahead of us.
Building on that, and on what Mr. Courtney was raising with regard to sealift, it is clear that we are in a position now to not be able to support our efforts in the Western Pacific, should it be necessary.
They were virtually destroyed in the previous 4 years of the previous administration. Very rapidly rebuilt.
Let me start with a thank you for the good work you have been doing with regard to Ukraine, pushing the necessary equipment into Ukraine.





