Indeed we must.
This is a significant security issue for the United States.
The strategy that we tried to put in place 5 years ago now was to give work to the private shipyards.
The committee required that the U.S. military use the commercial fleet with minimal or very little exception.
The average age of the Ready Reserve fleet is 44 years old.
We want you to be able to do your job, and we want to be a partner in getting that done.
We have been working on trying to energize the American shipbuilding industry using the export of natural gas and petroleum products.
One of the reasons that I am driving so hard for a 5-year, what are we going to do next year and the year after that and the next 3 years be...
Here is what I would like to do, and I will take this up with our committee members, is that I would like to have a specific plan for the ne...
that is a very, very good one.
I applaud the Navy's development of this plan, which will overhaul antiquated facilities, recapitalize equipment, and reorganize workflow to...