"I have also been deeply troubled by the lack of oversight of this program and our military families deserve better."
"The depots within our military services are essential for maintaining the complex ships, aircraft, and land systems that form the building blocks of our joint force."
"The Army has invested more than $1 billion over the past 10 years to upgrade its depot facilities."
"We must also posture them to remain relevant for future demand."
"As the costs and complexities of major defense systems continue to evolve, we have to build capacity to support these systems."
"I want to stress that this is a bipartisan concern. I am with the chairman 100 percent on making sure that we have plans and that we are funding those plans."
"I strongly urge Congress to pass a defense appropriation and authorization bill now so what we can move forward with the many important programs needed to ensure our readiness and deter our adversarie..."
"At $406 billion for acquisition and more than $1 trillion estimated for sustainment, we cannot afford any further mismanagement of this program."
"The F-35 program is an example of a program that seems to be like it was designed so that it is too big to fail."
"In the case of the SIOP, the Shipyard Investment Optimization Plan, the first 2 years of investment have underfunded the overall requirement."
"From my perspective, the scheduling aspect of ship and submarine maintenance is the key driver to whether the Navy succeeds or fails."