Joe Courtney actually said...

"the budget that came over for shipbuilding at, roughly, between $28 and $29 billion is the first time in 6 years that it's been higher than the prior year's enacted level"

"the fleet was dropping to 42. The new documents that you've submitted shows that we actually hold the line at 46"

"It is Congress, not the Department of Defense, that legislates."

"You can delegate responsibility, but you can't delegate accountability. And we can do better. We must do better."